5 Ways to Leverage Good Mental Health Days and Stay Ahead of Bad Ones

Bad days are inevitable, regardless of your mental health status. These tips can help you stay ahead of that invisible, sharp bend in the road.

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When you have anxiety and depression, bad days are almost always going to be a part of your reality.

I don’t want to do this anymore.

I don’t know how to do this anymore.

I can’t do this anymore.

Every time this happens, it can feel like that’s how your life will be forever. Except, of course, that this is almost never true.

When you’re in the middle of things, it’s hard to have a realistic perspective of where you are and where you’ll be. That’s why it’s vital to take the necessary steps to get ahead of those inevitable bad days so that they aren’t as impactful.

Here are five tips to get you started:

Step 1: Create a list of all of the work tasks you need to do to keep your business running

Before you can figure out what activities to leverage when you feel good, you have to give yourself a bird’s-eye view of your work. Some of…