Is this a mental health day or do I just not want to go to work? Analyze my "mental health days": what triggers them? How often? What do I do during them? Then reality-check: am I protecting my mental health or am I just avoiding my job? Show me the difference: genuine mental health day (I'm on the edge of breakdown and need intervention) vs. just not wanting to go (I'm tired/don't feel like it/would rather stay home). Map my pattern: do mental health days actually help my mental health or do they just delay facing that I hate my job? Expose: if I need mental health days this often, the problem isn't my mental health - it's my job. Stop calling avoidance self-care and either fix the job situation or admit I'm just calling in because I don't want to go. Include: whether I'm protecting my mental health or avoiding my work life, if these days help or just postpone the inevitable, and whether I need a day off or a new job.