In fact, there are several duplicate searches on TikTok such as “skin care for depression” (1.6 million views) and “60-second routine for when you’re sad” (237.2 million views) and videos that demonstrate the reality of maintaining it. It’s your beauty routine when your sanity isn’t at its best. Inside video With the only skincare routine I can do when I’m depressedA woman looks at herself in the bathroom mirror, cries, splashes water on her face, dries with a towel and leaves. Other It features the ‘realistic morning routine of a depressed lawyer’ who washes his face but doesn’t brush his teeth, mixes foundation with moisturizer because he feels ‘too lazy for a full makeup routine’, and simply combs his hair.

Some users, for example @skinfiltratorShare practical advice for skin care when the mind gets tired“I suffer from chronic depression and wanted to make more videos on how I balance my skin care with my mental health,” she says. “I try to use those around me instead of going to the bathroom. Before I “rinse” the cleanser with a bottle of water, apply the micellar water before wiping it on a cotton ball (“because I know I’m not washing my bathroom” on my face as well as I normally do) and apply moisturizer. “And you know what? If you feel too depressed to do that, nothing happens,” she adds.

this the relationship between our mental health and our beauty routine and well-being is clearly complex, and clinical psychologist Dr. It may be linked to our self-esteem during depressive episodes, according to Linnie Telford. “Usually, when we are depressed and feel unwilling or unwilling to do basic routines, this is closely related to a lack of self-confidence, but also to hopelessness, helplessness, or exhaustion. It is important that a lack of motivation is viewed as a symptom and not as laziness.“.

What are we doing then? Most of the advice for improving mood is self-care or awareness – Defined by the UK’s National Health Service as a treatment for clinical depression – when depression can make brushing your teeth as difficult as climbing KilimanjaroNot to mention following a nine-step skincare routine to Kim K or remove confirmation cards.

Dr. “The premise of this advice is that sometimes we have to do things like brushing our teeth without motivation, and putting that action into practice develops the belief and motivation that ‘we can do something’,” Telford explains. “Try to break things up into smaller tasks or steps often. we feel overwhelmed by what we think we should do and the need to do ALL. For example, would washing your face every morning for a week be a good start instead of a complete beauty routine? Or maybe brush your teeth at two in the afternoon?

My therapist, best friend, and Dr. There’s one thing Telford agrees on: When we feel bad, we tend to adopt an “all or nothing” mentality.but do something It’s better than nothing, and even the slightest effort can make us feel better. So, following his advice (three medical professionals can’t be wrong, right?), I crawl out of my depression pit (in bed, with the curtains closed, ignoring my WhatsApp and replacing serial killer documentaries with soap operas just in case). you were wondering) and I slowly stepped into the shower to wash my hair.

At first my legs feel like lead and my brain is fuzzy like white noise. Is it a bad idea? But gradually, I became less confused as I felt the warm water on my skin and inhaled the comforting vanilla scent of my shampoo. A little lighter. Afterwards, I get some pleasure in how clean my scalp feels. Who knows? I can even shave my legs tomorrow. Maybe.

This article was originally published at: Fascinating DE

Translation and adaptation: Blanca de Almandoz

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