Self Care Mark McIlroy 20.03.2026 Self care is spending time and money on caring for yourself. While in some circumstances two people can survive by caring for each other, most people find that they need a healthy amount of self care to live a good life. Self care is not selfish. Selfishness is taking things away from other people and keeping them for yourself. The world would be a better place if more people practiced self care. If a person does not care for themselves, then someone else has to look after them and that places a burden on someone else, that’s wrong. If a person practices self care it is beneficial to the people around them.