Mental Health Day

My day off. :)

Although, most people who know me would say I am off most days, this was a day off from work. Yes, a mental health day. I can fully relate to that concept with the merger issues I've previously mentioned. The physical stresses are essentially the same, although we are pressing to do more with less people. That takes a toll. But it's the mental gig that really wears on a body. You don't realize just how much one little rumor can spark such unrest within a community such as the hospital. And, after a while, every email, every memo, every comment seems to carry an underlying current or ulterior message. People start reading something into everything. It's miserable.

I hate buying into that mentality, but I find myself as prone as anyone else. We live in a constant state of anxiety which is clearly not healthy. Although the migraines have not been an issue with all this stress, the exzema on the other hand is out of control. A sure sign of stress. Ugh.

So, now I understand why people refer to these days as mental health days. I ran errands, did chores around my house, went out for lunch with the hubby, and then, late this evening, crashed for about three hours at Barnes and Nobles with coffee and skimmed Lara Parker's new book. (No, I'm not going over to the other DS camp, I was just curious. And for the record, she's obviously got a spy on the JList and most of the list writers DO write better.)

But I digress. The mental health comes from not thinking about work, about the issues swirling around like an ominous fog, and the ever present sense of impending doom. Uh, yeah, reading a DS novel and driving home in the fog has put me in the mood to write...another sure way to improve your mental health. :)

Dawn