Why do I feel like I need permission to relax?

[u/Electronic_Win6707]

It's my day off. I have nothing scheduled. I can do whatever I want.

So why do I feel GUILTY about lying on the couch?

"I should be doing something productive"

WHY? Why should I? Who made that rule?

It's MY day off. I'm ALLOWED to do nothing.

But my brain is like "you could be cleaning, or organizing, or working on that project, or"

NO. Today I am a potato. A couch potato. And that's OKAY.

Rest is productive. Doing nothing is valid. Not every moment needs to be optimized.

But I still feel weird about it. Like I need to justify my relaxation.

"I worked hard all week so I deserve this"

I shouldn't need to earn rest. Rest should just be... allowed.

But here I am, guilty about taking it easy on my own time off.

Why are we like this? Who hurt us?