Leaning on other people | A self-care tip to be happier

Something that’s going to sound a bit strange as a piece of self-care advice, is to invest into the other people around you.

What do I mean by that?

If we’re the sum of the 5 people who are closest to us, doesn’t it make sense to spend time ensuring those are of quality people who can raise that average or sum.

Therefore, it might make sense as a self-care practice to strengthen up those other people in your life.

Protecting those you love

First and foremost, we want to increase the quality of life for the other people around us in our lives who are our loved ones.

A lot of the times, we project our emotions onto other people.

It could very well be that you actually have a very good and strong support system.

However, we’re humans at the end of the day and even when we want to be there to support our loved ones, we may be the ones who need help.

And that’s where we come in.

If we could somehow make the lives of the other people around us better, wouldn’t that mean a better life for us then?

One filled with positivity and happy smiles.

A reality where those who have been supported are able to support others.

That’s how I see it, almost like a cycle of never-ending support.

How other people improve our mental health

It might seem surprising, but we are heavily influenced by those around us.

In particular, those that we are most often in contact with.

That’s why people feel trapped sometimes.

We end up clinging onto something that’s keeping us anchored, without even realizing it.

Now I’m not saying you need to cut people out of your life.

But you can help them be better too.

Other people take up a huge chunk of our lives through our interactions.

For a lot of people, they spent their time surrounded by other people rather than being able to have alone time.

The equation of self-care

In the equation of self-care, we forget how important the other people around us are.

We forget that just as much as we impact ourselves, they also have an impact on our lives.

So what’s just as important as building yourself up, is investing time and energy into your support system, so they can catch you if you fall.

Do you think it’s important to lean on other people in your life?

Let me know in the comments!

Check out the last article about looking at your past selves.

You can also check out similar articles in the love yourself section.

I also write for Medium and a publication called P.S. I Love You.

Thank you so much for reading.

Love always,

Alex