My friend just sent me a link to an interesting blog about self comforting vs self caring and I realise I do it a lot. When I get anxious, I curl up in bed and put the telly on to help me relax. I thought this was a good thing because it was better than getting stuck into a bottle of wine or something bad for me. But maybe self comforting isn't really that good after all? Perhaps doing the thing that makes me feel better temporarily is, in the long run, not getting me any further ahead. The blog suggests that what we really need to do when we're craving comfort is to exercise some "self care" - this involves things like, going for a walk, doing a craft, writing in a diary, meditating etc etc. These are all things I once loved to do, but I tend to put them off in favour of the easier self comforting. I can even relate it to when I suffered from agoraphobia - in a way that in itself was self comforting over self caring - it was easier not to face my fears, but in the long run it didn't help me get over the fear.
What do you guys think about this?
Here's the blog: http://www.stratejoy.com/2013/04/sel...u-really-need/