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Day before workday anxiety

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For those that can relate: How do you cope? As for me: I either go to bed crazy early - around 7 PM when the anxiety is at its worst - taking a sleeping pill, hoping I don’t wake up until morning comes OR I eat until I hate myself.

Mar 8 at 5:54pmWeb
Show threaddingusMar 9
What specifically about work are you anxious about? What kind of work do you do?
Show threaddurinnMar 9

I’m not anxious about work. I should’ve been more clear. What’s unreasonably hard is the transition from a day off to a workday.

I work as a parole officer with the extra task of writing pre sentencing reports to courts in which I state my professional opinion on whether the defendant should be eligible for time served/probation.

Show threaddingusMar 9
If it’s not the work itself causing anxiety, then what is it about the transition that does?
Show threadr0ertelMar 9

I can relate, but I call it the Sunday depression. Most of what’s difficult about the transition between doing the things I want (or not) and doing the things I’m told to do. Also, picking up all the problems that I left behind when I left work on Friday.

How do I cope? Mostly just suck it up. Sometimes, I’ll email myself reminders or thoughts so that I don’t carry them around all weekend. Sometimes, I pre-make a bunch of food so that I can roll out of bed and walk out the door. Sometimes, I do have things to look forward to, like lunch with a coworker or something.

Show threadLowKeyLookerMar 9
This is more commonly known as the Sunday scaries
Sunday scaries - Wikipedia