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You\u2019re cool with calling in sick if your nose is leaking, but what if your head just needs some time off? Does the idea of taking a mental health day send you on a guilt trip?<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important that employers and businesses understand that people may need time off for a mental health issue, just as they may need time off when they have a cold or physical injury,\u201d says Matti Clements, director and senior psychologist at Mental Edge Consulting.<\/p>\n

Clements says stigma about mental illness extends to the workplace, which is why we tend to lie if we\u2019re taking leave for an emotional reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big believer that mental illnesses should be treated the same as physical injuries and that if we bring the two closer together in thinking, then we will have a better acceptance and understanding of how to manage mental health issues,\u201d Clements adds.<\/p>\n

Lance Picioane, former AFL player, and founder of mental health foundation\u00a0Love Me Love You<\/em>, knows what it\u2019s like to struggle with a mental illness, and shares how to create mentally healthy work habits:<\/p>\n

1. Switch off to reduce your work pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you call it a mental health day or not is up to you, but it\u2019s important to understand what that break means to you \u2013 this means being able to switch off from the pressure and challenges that work can be for people,\u201d says Picioane. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t even have to be a day \u2013 it can just be an afternoon or later morning. It\u2019s having that ability to say, I\u2019m doing something for me here, so that I can give 100 per cent when I\u2019m working.\u201d<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Slip mental health time-outs in every work day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Picioane advises making sure you always take your lunch break, and to take 15-minute breaks throughout the day for self-care hits like having a quiet cup of tea, taking a walk, having a chat or reading a magazine (preferably Women\u2019s Health, ha!).<\/p>\n

3. Be selective when choosing who to dish to<\/p>\n

Only open up to colleagues you really trust. But do open up. \u201cThe more conversations we have, the more [\u2026] people are understanding about the challenges individuals are going through,\u201d says Picioane. \u201cIt\u2019s not just me that\u2019s going through stuff, but if I put the conversation out there, I guarantee that there\u2019s going to be five other people in the workplace that are going through something just as challenging. In a way, it\u2019s opening that conversation together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clements agrees that the way to decrease stigma and increase awareness and acceptance around mental health issues is to start convos. \u201cMental health issues and illness and wellbeing are not the domain of only a psychologist or a doctor; everyone should be having these conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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