Anxiety around Sunday can even have physical manifestations, like a racing heartbeat, sweating, difficulty breathing, trembling, an upset stomach, trouble sleeping, or even a throbbing headache. Remember: This happens to many people — you aren’t alone. Physiological symptoms can be mentally rooted since our cognitive load is significantly lowered during the weekend, so letting our guard down is easy. Albers suggests that it takes a lot of mental energy to prep for upcoming tasks, and the Sunday Scaries represent our brains gearing up to access the parts that weren’t utilized during the weekend. Professionals most affected by the Sunday Scaries are those who receive emails over the weekend, those who feel forced to work through weekends or have unfinished work, and those who suffer from their self-imposed pressure to perform. To lighten the mood on Sundays, managers can actively participate and offer ways for their employees to cope with the anxiety. Thanks to extensive research, the University of Exeter developed a toolkit with strategies managers can apply to help their workforce deal better with Sunday syndrome. The University has outlined several methods, including checking in with teams on Fridays, arranging positive interactions on Mondays to give people something to look forward to, and encouraging employees to complete their to-do lists on Fridays to help alleviate the Sunday night blues. However, it’s important to note that it takes a collaborative effort between employers and employees to make the plans work. We must admit that we like the Slavic meanings the most. According to Graaf, in the Slavic languages of Polish, Ukrainian, Croatian, and Bulgarian, the word Sunday means “no work.” 2. Ben Dickenson Bampton. “Sunday Night Blues caused by weekend emails and blurred boundaries, study reveals.” University of Exeter, March 14, 2023. | https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/sunday-night-blues-caused-by-weekend-emails-and-blurred-boundaries-study-reveals/ 3. Jack de Graaf. “22 Super Facts About Sunday.” FactSite, January 27, 2023. | https://www.thefactsite.com/sunday-facts/ Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
