Taking care of yourself

I used to always, always make sure my hair was colored and styled, my nails were done, my skin was clear, my clothes looked nice, etc but for the past two years I haven’t cared at all. I haven’t gotten a mani/pedi in at least a year. I let my eczema on my hands get so bad my skin is normally ripped open or scaly, I can’t even wear my wedding ring. I don’t even paint my own nails because I’ve let all my nail polish dry up. I don’t wear earrings, only a pair of hoop earrings if I styled my hair or wear makeup that day. I wear hand me down clothes from my mom and sometimes dress like a 40 year old woman. I don’t really wear different shoes, I either wear a pair of crocs flip flops or once in a while I’ll wear a plain pair of converse or brown flats. I haven’t done anything to my hair, in fact I cut it really short so I don’t have to buy product for it and wear it in a bun most the time. I go out the majority of the time without makeup and will have my hair crazy. Sometimes I’ll slick it down with some water. Sometimes I straighten my hair, just so I don’t have to wash it for a week. In 2 years I’ve gained a lot of weight and have had a baby and gotten pregnant again. I also became a stay at home mom. I’m only 24. Is this normal? Is this my depression and anxiety manifesting into lack of self care? Sometimes I can go a week where I’ll put on face masks and wear makeup more than one day and stuff. But then something throws me off and I get too tired to care again. I see posts of people apologizing for their nails not being done or their hair being “messy” and I realized there may be something wrong with me and I just don’t care. What’s going on?

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