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3 Reasons Why You Feel Depressed After a Long Weekend: It Doesn't Just Happen
21.01.2023 09:00
Updated: 13.04.2023 13:40
Weekends are something that sounds promising. Any person, when he understands that a mini-vacation awaits him.
He starts to rejoice, gets ready for rest. It seems to him that after a few days of break from work he will return to the latter with renewed strength, will show miracles of productivity and performance. But in reality, more often than not, everything turns out to be the opposite.
An individual may feel not just exhausted after a long weekend, but also depressed, even downtrodden. There are several possible explanations for this.
Decreased sleep quality
When the work schedule is stable, when a person lives in a certain regime, he sleeps well. During the weekend, he does not have to rush anywhere in the morning, so he allows himself to sleep a little longer. But the body, which is used to waking up at a certain time, strives to start being awake at the usual hours.
But he just can't do it. As a result, a phase begins during which sleep is superficial, after which a loss of strength is felt, not a gain. In the first working days, he can't get a good night's sleep because of this, which is why his condition leaves much to be desired.
No control over actions
On weekends, a person is free to manage his time as he sees fit. He feels that he is in control of his life, that he is free. He likes this feeling, he does not want to lose it.
But with the onset of everyday life, he understands that he can no longer belong to himself. This depresses him, upsets him, due to which he cannot start work and do it well.
Waste of time
During the weekend, which lasted an unusually long time, the person tried to do everything he couldn't afford before. But he couldn't achieve all his goals.
In this case, he will have the feeling that he wasted his time, that he missed opportunities. And this certainly does not inspire optimism, makes him feel not the best.
These reasons are the most common of those that lead to depression after a long weekend. Once they are worked through and eliminated, the condition will be relieved.
