[personal] having a skincare routine is the best thing I’ve done for self care since getting sober.

Beauty Tips For Body Care
I’m not sure if this is weird to say, but I love taking care of my skin and giving myself a nighttime and before work ritual has been such an amazing act of self-care.I’ve been depressed since I was 15, and always had red angry skin. I spent a lot of time being bounced around in foster homes so I never got to try out face washes so I just never cared. I always figured I wasn’t worth it. I never wore makeup and didn’t care to learn about much.Then, after I got sober and started going to therapy I began doing self-care but only as ultra-indulgent gifts to myself. If I wasn’t eating an entire cake it wasn’t self care. If I wasn’t buying 100$ worth of bath bombs it wasn’t self care.Now I see the balance. Washing my face at night isn’t “fun” but it’s a gentle way to remind myself “I’m worth it”. I’m worth buying product. I’m worth taking care of. Giving myself a little push to look, smell and feel nice is a little gift to myself every single day!Im still learning about the process but it’s been a rewarding journey to learn! I’m usually fickle with obsessions but I’ve been very consistent for about five months now and it feels great.I look in the mirror and don’t recognize myself honesty. I’m so much happier and also my skin is so much less angry. I even used a blackhead strip for the first time last night and damn, that needed to be done ten years ago.I wasn’t sure where to talk about this but I thought maybe y’all would understand!
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