Sunday scaries, also known as the Sunday syndrome, Sunday blues, or Sunday evening feeling, refer to the anticipatory anxiety and dread that commonly occur on

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for employees as the

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ends, and the workweek resumes on

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. The sinking feeling of

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may begin Sunday morning before peaking in the evening. The disquiet may arise from

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stress of mental preparation for the upcoming week's workload, processing the prior week's workload, and the challenge of maintaining

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. Younger workers are more likely to be afflicted as they acclimate to the

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. The feeling contributes to the blue Mondays and that Mondays have the highest suicide rates. People suffering from acute Sunday scaries may benefit from a change in

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. Some people engage in bare minimum Monday to address the Sunday scaries.

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