Posted on Oct 26, 2026 UTC

If you've ever heard the saying "it's OK not to be OK," then you probably know that talking about mental health is *so* important. Everyone struggles with different battles, whether it's a tough day at work or something more serious.

I recently stumbled across a Reddit thread where people shared subtle signs that their mental health is starting to slip before they fully realize it. Here are the things to look out for that often go unnoticed, because every person deserves love and support during life's roughest moments:

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"Responding to text messages from people. When I'm feeling burnt out or depressed, I just want the world to stop so I can curl up in a hole and have nothing be asked of me, even something as simple as a text message."

2.

"Making dumb mistakes. I had a young guy working for me: a pretty stoic fellow, but a damn good carpenter; methodical and careful. In the same week, he made two dumb mistakes. They weren't huge, just cutting the wrong parts of a template.…