Decided to take a mental health day

[BackToTheReef]

I've been stressing about work and relocating to WI and decided to take today off for no real reason other than to try and decompress. I'm going to spend the day chilling but thought it might be a good chance to sketch out part of the tank I want to build.

Have you ever taken a mental health day just to chill with the tank or do something to support your tank (day trip to distant LFS, etc.)?

 

[New&no clue]

I just recently took a mental health day from my tank.

 

[Silent]

I have taken a day off for no reason but never called it a "mental health day". Too old school for that lingo.

 

[BackToTheReef]

I just recently took a mental health day from my tank.

I guess that is equally important!!!!! And an interesting spin on the thread! (more interesting than the original)

 

[homer1475]

Back when I was a kid, we just called it being lazy.

Now the hip younger crowd have a spiffy name for everything.

 

[BackToTheReef]

I have taken a day off for no reason but never called it a "mental health day". Too old school for that lingo.

When I was in High School my dad said I could take one mental health day a quarter. That was 20+ years ago so I wouldn't consider it new school ;)

Just random day off to refresh, I did the same for my daughter and occasionally will take a day off work for the same reason.

 

[BackToTheReef]

Back when I was a kid, we just called it being lazy.

Now the hip younger crowd have a spiffy name for everything.

I can say I am neither hip nor young...

 

[piranhaman00]

Mental health is very important and should be addressed. Taking mental health days is required at some business now.

Mental health was not addressed for the older generation and they get defensive by calling it being lazy :)

Good on you, I hope everything goes well for you today, WI isnt that bad I live near Madison!

 

[homer1475]

Whats the old saying....?

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Now we just take "mental health" days off. lol

 

[BackToTheReef]

Mental health is very important and should be addressed. Taking mental health days is required at some business now.

Mental health was not addressed for the older generation and they get defensive by calling it being lazy :)

Good on you, I hope everything goes well for you today, WI isnt that bad I live near Madison!

Not that it's bad just struggling with nailing down a place to live. I think I've got at least something now but definitely less than ideal and no space for the tank I am planning!

 

[92Miata]

Taking care of your mental health is not being lazy, and mocking mental health issues is not funny.

 

[BackToTheReef]

100% regret starting this thread now. Just wanted to have some fun about playing hooky to have some fun messing with a tank, going to a public aquarium, LFS, or something else.

I seriously hope you all never have to deal with anxiety and severe depression.

 

[piranhaman00]

Taking care of your mental health is not being lazy, and mocking mental health issues is not funny.

+1

Whats the old saying....?

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Now we just take "mental health" days off. lol

Yes because have a mental illness makes you weak. Thats the mindset that stops people from getting help. Old and young generation alike.

On the plus side, that mentality will die off with the older generation. :) Cant come soon enough.

 

[LeftyReefer]

Have you ever taken a mental health day just to chill with the tank or do something to support your tank (day trip to distant LFS, etc.)?

Not a mental health day per say, but I've managed to accumulate a bunch of extra vacation time this year (working all through covid shutdowns) so now I've got more vacation time than I'm going to be able to use... I've taken a day off here, or an afternoon off there, to visit some out of town fish/coral shops. Maybe I'll take a day off and try to get my clowns to host something other than the powerhead and algae scraper, or just to read to them. haha.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I can say I’ve had the alarm go off and told myself- TODAY IS NOT HAPPENING and called in

 

[vetteguy53081]

I've been stressing about work and relocating to WI and decided to take today off for no real reason other than to try and decompress. I'm going to spend the day chilling but thought it might be a good chance to sketch out part of the tank I want to build.

Have you ever taken a mental health day just to chill with the tank or do something to support your tank (day trip to distant LFS, etc.)?

Chilling before getting to Wisconsin is good as it has been chilly with morning frost warnings. It however is about to go back into the 60’s and 70’s

 

[oneilwiz]

I've been stressing about work and relocating to WI and decided to take today off for no real reason other than to try and decompress. I'm going to spend the day chilling but thought it might be a good chance to sketch out part of the tank I want to build.

Have you ever taken a mental health day just to chill with the tank or do something to support your tank (day trip to distant LFS, etc.)?

I hear you, couldn't agree more leaning towards taking tomorrow for a mental day off, work stress, and everything that is happening. We got to take care of our selfs.

 

[Silent]

On the plus side, that mentality will die off with the older generation. :) Cant come soon enough.

And so will their work ethic.

 

[92Miata]

And so will their work ethic.

Pushing off all the consequences of your decisions to the next generation isn't a sign of work ethic.

 

[piranhaman00]

Pushing off all the consequences of your decisions to the next generation isn't a sign of work ethic.

HAHA YES!