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Why self-care feels impossible when you're used to neglecting yourself

Everyone says I should practice self-care but when I try to relax I feel guilty and selfish and end up more stressed than before.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The capacity for self-nurturing requires dismantling deeply held beliefs about worthiness and the moral obligation to suffer.

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