Who all thinks taking a mental health day from work is okay?

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Does anyone ever take a mental health day off from work? Obviously asking for a day off in advance is the responsible thing to do, but let's be real... most of us work our lives away and sometimes you just wake up in the morning and need a break! Irresponsible... maybe, but we are all human. I did this only once last year, I woke up and felt a desperate need for a day off.... so I called in. I loved it and regretted nothing. 
Has anyone else ever done this!? I always want to especially when I'm on my period haha.

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Absolutely okay. If you are really physically sick, you wouldn't go into work. If you were suffering badly with mental illness on some days, I would say take them off

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I took a lot of mental health days off when I was in high school!

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I have issues with depression and on the very rare occasion I can't bring myself to leave the house, I'll take a sick day. But I don't spend it shopping or hanging out with my mates, I literally stay in bed all day, usually crying. Most of the time I can manage to get it together enough to be a functioning member of society but sometimes it's a no go.

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Within reason. For example, I think it would be totally unacceptable if I knew we were going to be short staffed that day, I had a deadline, or a big meeting.

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I don't. I work in a CCU and when short staffed there's a higher risk for injury/death. So I only take the days when I am sick or need off for a very serious matter. However in other positions I don't think I would have an issue with an occasional day off!

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I did this. I was an assistant manager/customer service/ sales rep at a furniture store. We only got 1 weekend off a month and I sometimes didn't get that because if someone needed off I did the manager thing and took their shift lol! I loved that job and mostly it was easy but around Christmas and the beginning of football season we get assholes that aren't happy with anything and screamed at me for shit I couldn't help!! Lol!!! I called my boss one morning and said "Travis. I will kill someone today if they even look at me wrong. I'm taking the day off and going fishing. I'll have my phone if you have questions." I mostly did his job too lol!! Best day off EVER!!! It was exactly what I needed!! My boss even had flowers and chocolate for me the next day 😂😂😂. God I miss that place!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I have done it . especially when my job over works me or refuses to give me a day off. Since I hate my job and see it as just a job I really don't care if I leave them short staffed cause they screw me over all of the time.

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If you have a kind of job that you can pick back up where you left off and it affects no one else, fine. But if others depend on you or they have to work short, then no way. If you can't hack it, do yourself and everyone else a favor by finding a different job. There is nothing worse than having inconsiderate coworkers.

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I do.

Who all thinks taking a mental health day from work is okay?

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