comfort characters + self care: a tutorial thread on using comfort characters to better take care of yourself https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">

i find that having reminders from my fav/comfort characters really helps me! i made a spread in my journal about it (below), but i wondered if i could do more, so i did! now i& #39;m sharing it to tell yall about my method :> https://twitter.com/sonokeiji_/status/1308613715281944576?s=20">https://twitter.com/sonokeiji...

what i use:
- the app & #39;Aloe Bud& #39; (iOS)
- the custom reminders expansion ($5.49CAD) – i have the full version of the app, but you& #39;ll only need this expansion
- my comfort characters :>
- a little creativity

note: i am not affiliated with aloe bud, i just really like the app.

if you cannot get aloe bud/the expansion, i& #39;m sure you can use any reminders app you have on your device. i use aloe bud because i like the cute interfacing https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">

STEP 1: choosing your reminders

aloe bud has lots of different reminders that you can set. for the sake of this tutorial, let& #39;s go with hydrate + pick the cactus icon

i& #39;ll be choosing the & #39;check in& #39; option (tap the button when the activity is complete), but you can also choose & #39;reflection& #39; (write a short response to the activity)

STEP 2: scheduling your reminders

you& #39;ll be brought to the activity card where you can choose a reminder and when you want to receive notifs for it. start with your notif schedule – pick what works for you. i& #39;ll set one everyday every 4 hours, from 8am-8pm.

STEP 3: writing your reminders

choose a character and add a small message from them, and turn off all other reminder options! all of my reminders use haikyuu!! characters, so i& #39;ll use oikawa. here& #39;s some other examples of reminders i have set.

i try to write something i imagine them saying, but it& #39;s not necessary!!

(my personal favourite is osamu& #39;s.......makes me feel soft https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Erleichtertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erleichtertes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">)

STEP 4: using your reminders

when you get a notification, it& #39;ll look like this! it reminds me of text messages, so it feels really personal https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Erleichtertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erleichtertes Gesicht">when you want to check-in/have finished the task, just hit check in.

and thats it!!

thank you for reading this thread! i hope you& #39;ve gotten something out of it and can use my method in some way. have fun getting your ccs to remind you to do things https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">

i know comfort characters can help us out a lot, so i hope this shows a way for you to integrate them into your personal care!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> and if this doesn& #39;t work for you, thats ok!! this is just what i do and i wanted to share it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Erleichtertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erleichtertes Gesicht">

take care of yourselves https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">