Take that leave! It's your emergency!

Almost 5 years ago, when I was a student in Temasek Poly studying design, my entire life was turned upside down, thanks to the difficult course.

If I didnt remember wrongly, I didnt take as many as a single MC in my 3 years there, and had never skipped lessons for a whole day (3/4 of a day was as much as I indulge). Life was hard then, and days pass by without making a sound. But as long as I can still attend lessons, walking or crawling, I will.

But as I approached working life, things are no longer the same.

I take my MC when I am unwell, and I take leave whenever I feel the need to.

Once upon a time, annual leave are for vacations and emergencies. If I were to take leave because I need a day off from work, that was deemed as whimsical and willful. My parents would shake their heads disapprovingly in unison, and demand I go to work.

But like I told a couple of friends recently, taking a day off to rest my engines is important. You may snort and think that you work as hard but you never observe the need to take off to rest. But one must understand that my jobscope is slightly different from most people, and all the mindwork eventually do take an obvious toil on me.

I have been dreaming about my work constantly, and they evolves into nightmares that I woke up in the middle of night from. There's an endless stream of responsibilities and conceptualising that I cant get away even if I am at home.

Still, a leave is still helpful, because that gives me a reason to feel good about myself. It is almost as though I am still in control of my life and I can leave when I want to. Yes, it is nothing but an illusion but, to a crazy mind, that is sufficient to make me happier.

If I want to make it easier for you to understand, I am going through an emergency state when I am feeling mind-constipated. There you go, it's a leave for a good reason! It's an emergency!

So friends, if you feel drained out at work, and need to take a break, dont feel bad.
Go ahead and enjoy your day off.

It's your emergency! =)