You wake up in a cold sweat. You’re shaking. You’re raking your brain to see if you did anything you’ll regret last night (and you probably did). This overwhelming sense of dread is the "Sunday Scaries." You wasted an entire weekend drinking and then it hits you that real life starts tomorrow.
Urban Dictionary defines Sunday Scaries, “The feeling you have after a long week of work followed by a Saturday full of binge drinking, when Sunday hits you question your entire existence. Typically characterized by laying in bed all day and both regretting past decisions and questioning your seemingly non-existent future.”
Sounds about right.
Here are seven simple fixes for when the Sunday Scaries hit you.
1. SLEEP
Take a nap. It’s a nice way to calm yourself down and catch up on some of the sleep you definitely missed this weekend
2. Don’t leave all your homework, grocery shopping, cleaning, work, etc. for Sunday.
If you don’t rely on Sunday as your catch-up day, you can use it as a Netlfix binge day and not feel guilty.
3. Get out of the house.
Go for a hike, walk your dog, or even just going for a jog can be a good way to get your mind off the impending doom that is Monday.
4. Take a break from social media.
If you’re embarrassed about what you did on someone’s Snapchat story, or have FOMO about what your friends were doing this weekend, social media is not going to help you get your mind right when you’re preparing for the upcoming week.
5.Eat your favorite food.
There is nothing that takeout Pad Thai can’t fix.