5 Non-Writing Things You Can Do to Prepare For Bad Mental Health Days
I wouldn’t call myself a doomsday prepper — but I can definitely relate to that whole just-in-case-of-zombie-apocalypse mentality.
For freelance writers, prepping for the bad days usually means spending long hours on good or ok days writing.
And yes, you could always write articles far in advance of their deadlines to get around the potential for bad days. And, at the very least, I do advise setting an internal deadline that’s at least 24 to 48 hours before the real one to help you accomplish that goal as well.
But sometimes, when you already have a ton of work to do, that just isn’t a possibility. Or you may be close to creative burnout and while you aren’t unable to work, writing is just too big of an ask. Still, there are other things you can focus on preparing for those bad mental health days without writing.
Here are five ideas to get you started:
1. Create a sick-day stash
Depression and anxiety really take it out of you. And sometimes, that means your immune system decides it doesn’t want to work anymore, seemingly on a whim (or maybe you just ignored the signs and hoped it would go away).
