Many before the start of the work week are faced with the “Sunday Syndrome”. It is accompanied by anxiety and anxiety about upcoming affairs. In fact, although formally he is still in a state of “rest”, mentally a person is already completely immersed in routine and worries. As a result, it is impossible to really relax, and a person gets down to business tired in advance.
Yulia Kuznetsova, a psychologist from the Gran.rf online platform, told RB.RU how to help yourself cope with this condition.
A key factor in the formation of the “Sunday syndrome” is that people tend to mentally focus on the future, emphasizes the specialist.
Anxiety at the same time, as well as a feeling of threat associated with uncertainty, is justified by the fact that a person is supposedly preparing to solve upcoming tasks. But more often it turns out that this state only exhausts resources, without leading to a useful result – there is no real readiness, Kuznetsova claims.
How can you help yourself cope with this condition?
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Focus on the present moment. Yes, indeed, soon it will be necessary to bring it back to the usual mode. But while there is time for you, the psychologist recommends deciding how you would like to spend it. How can you take care of yourself, please give yourself a break.
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Make and write a plan for the next week. In the first place, in this way it is possible to reduce the influence of uncertainty, emphasizes the specialist. Secondly, by writing, people put their thoughts on paper, freeing themselves from the need to constantly remember upcoming tasks.
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Analyze your state. A person is arranged in such a way that all his emotional and bodily reactions are primarily a signal of what is happening around him. Maybe anxiety before the start of the working week hides dissatisfaction with work or unresolved conflicts? Or maybe you should revise your typical schedule so that it works for the better and not the worse?
Author:
karina pardaeva
Source: RB
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