Hey @Iona_RO, thanks for responding!
I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone 😊. I feel like it mainly comes from a fear of letting people down, and just feeling like I'm not good enough - like taking a sick day means that I'm not good at my job. And it's more me judging myself because of that.
I do like that metaphor with the broken arm haha! I guess I just find it hard because a broken arm seems very obvious, but for my mental health I feel like I need to reach a "certain point" for it to be "bad enough". Which realistically I know isn't true, but it's one of those thought patterns that I find myself in a lot.
The crying was a bit silly I guess, I hadn't gotten much sleep and I find not sleeping enough really impacts my mental state. I was able to get some more yesterday night so am feeling better today though!
