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03:12 PM

So, most work places don't or would not (I'm surmising anyway) accept the reason/excuse of a mental health day, but they accept sick days. Yet, sometimes, I know I'm not the only one, we as people, need a day off. At least I do sometimes. My job just takes so much energy out of me, forcing me to be 'on' all the time. That's hard, 'cuz I'm normally more introverted and thoughtful. Outgoing people usually just (sadly/ignorantly) interpret this as dumb, boring, no personality, depressed, etc. Though, I do occasionally still suffer depression from things in my past that have left me deflated, and I don't know how to approach this subject with my significant other. I don't think he'd understand. I explained it away as fatigue and mental exhaustion from my diet and then I sneezed a little (regular allergies) and promised to cook him a really nice dinner. He's fine with it; though he has to take the brunt of my absence though at work today. I feel bad, but I also would feel worse if I had to do any work today, social interaction is tiring, and I don't think I have the mental health strong enough to work every day. Maybe every other day. Too bad that's not an option. I'm more of the introverted creative type anyway. I want to save up money, start writing more and get into the jewelry business. I've worked in the past part time for a local successful jewelry maker. She taught me the main techniques on making the twist off, the gems and colored glass and infiltrating them into the piece etc. I was wearing one of my pieces I had made to a trunk show not too long ago and the other women there said I should seriously consider going in to jewelry making, as they were very surprised and elated to find out I had made the necklace myself. I think I would really enjoy it. I just need to take care of this problem I have. Low self esteem and anxiety has plagued me all my life. I ran out of my meds the other day, I have to go pick them up soon, if I can make it out of the house that is. Well, I've sort of gone off on a tangent here, but please tell me I'm not the only person who feels this way. I think it's unfair of the stigmatism that the majority of American society, and the world at large seems to still have against mental illness. In essence, it's the same as physical illness, only WAY more crucial to a happy and healthy person. I think it's time a mental health day is considered equal, if not more important as a physical sick day. Now a day I think people use 'family emergency' or just regular sick days, but I'm tired of feeling guilty about it. It's my life, and if I'm extra groggy, can’t think straight, extremely negative and goofy at the same time, extremely fatigued, and overall feeling out of it, I should be able to take a sick day and not feel bad about it. Sure I could go to work today, but my work would suffer, as I would not be operating at 100%