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Psychological Insight Towards the Sunday Scaries
And how we can tackle it
You know that feeling you get the night before you leave for a big trip? Or the feeling before going on an interview for a job that you really want or taking an important exam or giving a very important presentation — That feeling of nervousness mixed in with excitement and anxiety; the feeling that makes it difficult to fall asleep right away.
Your mind and body are so hyper-stimulated that you’re physically incapable of falling asleep easily. It’s a well-known feeling for many of us. However, it doesn’t occur solely in relation to exciting events that we’re really looking forward to. It also occurs with the ones that we completely dread as well.
The term “Sunday scaries” has become a common one for many of us within the working class. In essence, it’s defined as,
“The feeling of dread knowing that Monday is going to be rough” (This is according to Urban Dictionary, at least).
As a Millennial, having been catapulted into a full-time office job immediately after college, I really had no flexibility in being picky about the job that I got after I graduated. I just knew that I needed a job…any job. And fortunately for me, I had a really great…
