This description will explore the importance of self-care in maintaining mental health. It will discuss how self-care can help to reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood, and increase resilience. It will also discuss the different types of self-care, such as physical activities, relaxation techniques, and
Self-care is the process of establishing behaviors to ensure holistic well-being of oneself, to promote health, and actively manage illness when it occurs. Individuals engage in some form of self-care daily with food choices, exercise, sleep, and hygiene. Self-care is not only a solo activity, as the community—a group that supports the person performing self-care—overall plays a role in access to, implementation of, and success of self-care activities.