Why You Probably Need A Mental Health Day

Jay Kobayashi
3 min readApr 5, 2023
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Mental health is a critical aspect of our overall well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act in our daily lives, and it is essential to take care of our mental health, just as we take care of our physical health. One of the ways to prioritize our mental health is by taking a mental health day.

What’s A Mental Health Day?

For those that don’t know, a mental health day is a day that you take off from work or school to focus on your mental well-being. It’s a day to rest, recharge, and take care of yourself. And just like how you might take a day off work when you’re feeling physically unwell, taking a mental health day when you’re feeling mentally unwell is just as important or else it will build up a deadly amount of stress and can possibly cause some serious damage. So lets go over why a mental health day is so important.

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Jay Kobayashi
Jay Kobayashi

Written by Jay Kobayashi

A starving writer from Los Angeles who aspires to be plagiarized one day.

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