This document discusses ways to overcome anxiety about returning to work on Sunday nights, known as the "Sunday night blues." It recommends spending quality time with family and friends, planning fun activities and your upcoming week, exercising, eating healthy, catching up on reading, following through on commitments, relaxing, and volunteering. The key is to pick 3-5 manageable activities and be consistent. If anxiety persists, options include finding more fulfilling work or pursuing a passion through a new business or skills. Addressing lifestyle factors like diet, exercise and time management can help cure Sunday night anxiety better than relying on medication.

1. denshaexpress.com /overcoming-sunday-night-blues
by Sam Arnaiz
Cure in Overcoming Sunday Night Anxiety
By Sam Arnaiz, denshaexpress.com
There is something about
Sunday night that a lot of
people dreaded, the
feeling of worry or anxiety
that you are going back to
work the next day
specially if you hate your
job and your boss.
Sunday evenings should
be a period for slow
down, barbecue,
spending time with you
families and friends
before you hit the pedal
the next day, but for others the anxiety set in and for them it is the most distressing
times of the week.
So how to cure work anxiety some people called it Sunday night syndrome . I
guess if you looking for an answer in the internet it will give you a million articles
including this one. But before your resort to panacea for anxiety, try these list of
things that most “successful people do on Sunday nights” article wrote by
Jacquelyn Smith, Business Insider.
1. They spend quality time with their families, friends, and significant others.
- That's is why it's on the top of the list, the benefits of spending quality time with you family
is of utmost important.
2. They plan something fun.
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2. - Jut think about the movie the The Shinning "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"
3. They organize and plan for the week ahead.
- Time management, it's crucial in setting up your priority and you become more productive.
4. They exercise.
- Everybody should be doing this, no excuses !
5. They eat something healthy.
- Go hand in hand with exercise.
6. They catch up on reading that has been neglected.
- Make a goal that you read at least 1 to 2 books a month. It has a lot of benefits like
increased your vocabulary, improved your reasoning and reduce stress.
7. They follow up on commitments.
- Commit to the people and things that are truly important to you, your relationships will
improve, you will be more successful in achieving your goals, and you’ll have more time to
enjoy what is important to you and your family.
8. They relax.
- "Reflection also helps to provide deeper learning by looking at situations through a
different lens and by asking yourself searching questions that challenge one’s assumptions
about the world around you.We also have a tendency to focus on the negative. An exercise in
reflection or self-assessment provides a structured and safe way to think about the positive
as well." Jo Ayoubi, Track Surveys
9. They volunteer.
- By volunteering you are making a real and valuable positive affect on people,
communities and society in general. It also help your networking skills.
Exercise, diet, and planning are the three things that you want to start and focus with in the
beginning, in overcoming your Sunday night anxiety, not Xanax guys! But let’s not
overwhelmed yourself with these list just pick 3 to 5 things, that you comfortably starting
with and be consistent.
Also if you got time during weekend read a self- help book, may I recommend to start with
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3. “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living - by Dale Carnegie”, a book written almost 70 year
ago. According to Dale Carnegie “He said that he made himself sick with worry because he
hated his position in life, which he attributes to wanting to figure out how to stop worrying”.
If these cure for Sunday night blues linger the other options you got is to find a job or a
career that you are passionate about, go start a business or learn new skill set. The problem
with most of the people nowadays they prefer to be unhappy than to be uncertain.
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