Why You Feel the Sunday Scaries and What to Do About Them

Psychology Today | 26.10.2026 04:26
It's Sunday afternoon. You've finally checked off all the things keeping your life outside work afloat, so you exhale, but the rest is short-lived. An old, familiar, yet unwelcome feeling starts to grow. You notice a shorter fuse with the people you love. Your mood plummets as your mind races and your anxiety spikes. That's when you know, as if on cue, the Sunday scaries are back.