Stop lying: September 1 is not what you think

This September 1 It falls on Monday, and social networks do not stop insisting that this is Monday plus Monday in history (nothing exaggerated). Of course this Normal return In all respects. Procedure depression, also marked by the unpleasant effect of Mondays. But the truth is that, although we complain a lot, deep down on September 1, this is useful for us. After all, People need routineWe even like the field!

Yes, you do not understand this today, because you miss the beach and in the morning without an alarm clock. You miss them because you liked it because they were completely necessary. Rest is necessary for our health And this is not enough for a couple of days. Holidays are a necessity and should be right. But this does not mean that deep down you like to have established procedures. Some are logical than others, but you like it.

This is what they coincide both psychologists and neurobiologistsOur brain is looking for a return to Rutin. Reward us for her. And it makes us feel good. But why? What leads us to torture in this way? Let’s see what science says.

Propelling depression does not exist

Before starting, it is very important to clarify this. There is neither producing depression, nor the acting syndrome. We must stop pathologizing certain feelings that are absolutely normal. After the holidays, it is logical that we miss pleasure and reduction of responsibilities. This may even have a certain mood. But There are no diagnostic criteria Determine this because it is not a disease. In fact, everything soon returns to normal significance mainly because deep down, We like the return to the routine.

In fact, if we feel that time passes, and we are still sad from the return to the routine, some main problem may arise. In this case, we must consult with a psychologist, but not because we have a acting depression, but because in our routine there is something, that It makes us feel bad. This is what we must try to solve.

Habits lead to where most of this is missing

Good that habits have what comes the time when We automate them. Of course, this summer happened to you to wake up at the same time, as always There is no need for the alarm clock. In fact, awakening does not require effort, but even with what we also demand, we also create automatism. For example, when driving becomes a habit We do it almost without hesitation. If we have breakfast the same thing every morning, regardless of how much we sleep, we will move around the kitchen as machine guns looking for each of the ingredients. Of course, woe to us, as we change one of the sites.

In general, the fact of automation of habits has an advantage and consists in We clean the mind Devote efforts to new problems. As the psychologist recently explained Walsh shirt In statements collected by the Irish environment RTEWe decrease Cognitive load our daily tasks. Without such cognitive burden, we can try more for other purposes. Because, logically, every day they can bring us unforeseen or new challenges to encounter, voluntarily or involuntarily.

On the other hand, as explained last year in Talk Teacher Susana P. GaitanSeville University is also useful for our training. People We learn on the basis of repeating and repeatingThe field is therefore our brain Encourage repetition with dopamineThe field is a hormone that controls Remuneration systemsThe field, that is, this series of brain procedures that reward the fingle of pleasure with those tasks that are usually useful for us as a species. If repetition is useful for us, habits too. Therefore, deep down, return to routine is very pleasant, although at first we do not understand.

Other advantages of return to routine

For Walsh, there are two ideal points per year to start new habits that can be useful to us. One January 1with the beginning of the New Year, and others September 1With a return to Rutin after the summer holidays of the Northern Hemisphere.

On both dates there is what the psychologist calls routine interruptionThere is a turning point between the heterogeneity of the holidays and the order of return to Rutin. We are ready right there Introduce a new habitIt is important to do this a little by the field; Since, if we offer something too ambitious, that it breaks a lot with the routine that we have already installed, it will be more difficult to imagine. Steps should be taken a little. For example, if we are going to start going to the gym, this, of course, will be very good, but if the task is to go 7 days a week, we will not last a month. Instead, if we imagine 2 or 3 days a week To begin with, it will be much more achievable. In addition, when we repeat the habit, it will become more pleasant. Or at least easier.

The fact is that, although you do not understand, on September 1, this benefits you in many respects. There are people who surrender to the dopamine and admit that September is their favorite month of the year, because it is a month He smells at the same time routines and a new beginningThe field other people resist the recognition of this, but in the end we all like it. Yes, you too.