\nMany people have experienced the Sunday scaries, even if they aren’t familiar with the phrase.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt’s “a lovely alliteration for something that people have been feeling for generations,” Kathleen Pike, a professor of psychology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, told the Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0<\/b>Temple’s new Women and Families Hospital aims to reduce maternal health disparities<\/a><\/p>\n \nThe Sunday scaries tend to include a sense of depression, anxiety or dread that creeps in during the weekend as Monday \u2013 and the return to work or school \u2013 approaches. And they’re pretty common, according to studies.\n<\/p>\n \nA 2024 LinkedIn<\/a> survey, for instance, found that 70% of respondents experienced workweek dread, including interns and executives. Nearly 40% of people said they had taken sick days because of the Sunday scaries, and 9% said they had suffered panic attacks.<\/p>\n \nAnother 2024 survey<\/a> of 2,000 Americans found that Generation Z \u2013 people born between 1997 and 2012 \u2013 seemed to disproportionately experience the Sunday scaries. Out of that age group, 74% said they had workweek dread once a month, typically setting in around 4 p.m. Sundays. And 10% of respondents said the scaries hit them at 6 a.m. Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n “There’s nothing wrong with a person if they feel sad that the weekend is over,” Susanne Cooperman, a neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst at New York University Langone Huntington Medical Group, told Time<\/a> in April. “It’s when it really interferes in your functioning \u2014 when you can’t focus, when you can’t sleep, when you feel yourself medicating with alcohol \u2014 then you need help.”<\/p>\n \nSymptoms<\/a> of the Sunday scaries may include trouble sleeping, upset stomach, headache, racing heart, sweating and trouble breathing.\u00a0Severe cases may even lead to depression and heart attacks, according to the Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n How to manage the Sunday scaries<\/p>\n \nCooperman recommended<\/a> using a relaxation or meditation app to help “stay in the moment,” to “really try to curtail that catastrophizing into the future.”<\/p>\n \nAnother coping mechanism is to “reframe Sunday as a time for grounding rather than stress,” psychotherapist Brooke Sprowl told Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0last year. “Instead of seeing it as the end of something, use the afternoon to prepare intentionally for the week ahead \u2014 whether through a calming ritual, setting gentle goals or simply creating space for reflection.”\n<\/p>\n \nMorra Aarons-Mele, host of the podcast “The Anxious Achiever<\/a>,” suggested\u00a0people<\/a> “rehearse the week” \u2013 planning out each day \u2014 to ease the sense that things are out of control.\n<\/p>\n The Cleveland Clinic also recommends:\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\u2022 Have a treat on Mondays, a yummy pastry or a special coffee.\n<\/p>\n \n\u2022 Go to bed at the same time every Sunday night and make sure to get adequate sleep.\n<\/p>\n \n\u2022 Avoid working on weekends when possible in order to recharge.\n<\/p>\n \n\u2022 Exercise. Physical activities produce endorphins, a natural antidepressant.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \nThe Cleveland Clinic recommends seeking help from a mental health professional if the Sunday scaries are interfering with sleep or eating \u2013 or causing increased use of alcohol or other substances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many people have experienced the Sunday scaries, even if they aren’t familiar with the phrase. 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