Oct 27 2008
Mental Health Day
Ever had to take a “mental health day” from work? I know this practice is largely frowned upon but to be fair, I didn’t call in sick. I called and said I was staying home today. After our very busy weekend, during which I failed to do laundry, I became completely exhausted. I was also out of underwear, which is no minor thing. So the girl and I stayed in today. We slept in until 9:00 a.m. Then had a leisurely day of working on college stuff, watching TV, playing together, napping and getting the aforementioned laundry caught up. Tomorrow is back to normal but I really needed this little day of catching up. Sometimes I think it’s necessary to recharge if you want to keep giving your best.
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Mental health is just as important as physical health, and one can have a pronounced effect on the other!
It’s better that you take a day to yourself and making yourself feel better, then to have a more serious problem later on that would require MORE time off.
For a while I was working full time and going to school full time, and ended up with an ulcer that put me in hospital missing school AND work. Your body lets you know when you need a break