This is so important and I just want to say that I like that you have high expectations for yourself, and I hope you can make them realistic too. So that you can have a day where you aren't satisfied with your writing, but you can accept it and say, to yourself or aloud, that this assignment is one I feel 'off' about because I think I can do better.

It makes me think about how we learn not only from praise but from constructive criticism. This might be a learning experience about what you want and how to get that.

We may not all get to take a mental health day, but we do get to give ourselves kindness when we are having an 'off' day.