Mental health day
Meaning: A day off work or school taken specifically to rest and care for mental well-being.
A personal day used not because you are physically sick, but because you need a break for your mental health. Increasingly accepted in American workplaces as mental health awareness grows. Some schools now allow mental health days for students.
Examples
- I'm taking a mental health day — I'm completely burned out. 我要请一天心理健康假——我已经完全精疲力竭了。Me voy a tomar un día de salud mental: estoy completamente agotado.メンタルヘルスデーを取る——完全に燃え尽きている。멘탈 헬스 데이를 가질 거야 — 완전히 번아웃됐어.
- My boss is cool with mental health days as long as I get my work done. 只要我把工作做完,老板对请心理健康假没意见。Mi jefe acepta los días de salud mental siempre que cumpla con mi trabajo.仕事をきちんとやっていれば、上司はメンタルヘルスデーを認めてくれる。일만 제대로 하면 상사는 멘탈 헬스 데이를 허락해 줘.
- Sometimes you just need a mental health day to recharge. 有时候你就是需要一天心理健康假来给自己充充电。A veces simplemente necesitas un día de salud mental para recargar pilas.リフレッシュするために、たまにはメンタルヘルスデーが必要だ。가끔은 재충전을 위해 멘탈 헬스 데이가 필요해.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: workplace, school, mental health
Tone: self-aware, compassionate
✓ Do Say
- I'm taking a mental health day.我要请一天心理健康假。Me voy a tomar un día de salud mental.I'm taking a mental health day.(メンタルヘルスデーを取ります。)멘탈 헬스 데이 쓸 거야.
- Everyone needs mental health days.每个人都需要心理健康假。Todo el mundo necesita días de salud mental.Everyone needs mental health days.(誰にでもメンタルヘルスデーは必要だ。)누구나 멘탈 헬스 데이가 필요해.
✗ Don't Say
- Some workplaces still stigmatize this — know your culture.有些职场仍然对此存在偏见——了解你所在的企业文化。Algunos entornos laborales aún estigmatizan esto: conoce la cultura de tu empresa.まだこれをタブー視する職場もある——自分の職場の文化を知ること。아직 이를 부정적으로 보는 직장도 있다 — 직장 문화를 파악해라.
Origin & History
From the growing mental health awareness movement of the 2000s–2010s. Several US states now allow students to take mental health days.
Cultural Context
Era: 2010s–present
Generation: Millennials, Gen Z
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: All regions — growing acceptance
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