8 Reasons to Take a Mental Health Day

Are you hoarding your sick days?  Afraid to take one in case you need one in future?  Feel you’re not sick enough to see a doctor so can’t justify a sick day to your boss?

Sick days are for more than just the flu.  Sometimes it’s just as important to take a mental health day, a day off solely dedicated to giving your psychological and emotional health some TLC.  An opportunity to break away from the draining stress of everyday life.  Stress which, over time, could lead to major health problems if left untreated and un-managed.

If you had the flu, you would stay home and take care of your physical health.  So why wouldn’t you do the same for your mental health?  Mental health symptoms are not as obvious to others and are often thought of as a weakness.  But if you don’t address these mental health issues, they will consume all other areas of your life.

Here are 8 signs that you need to take a mental health day.

  1. You’re exhausted and you can’t sleep
  2. You’re more anxious than usual
  3. You can’t focus
  4. You’re feeling down in the dumps
  5. You’re easily set off
  6. You keep getting sick
  7. You feel you’re in slow motion
  8. You feel disconnected

Remember when the mind is healthy, so is the body.

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