Anyone else get ‘the fear’ on a Sunday about going back to work?

[DoreenSamuel]

I do like my job but get that sinking feeling on a Sunday afternoon about having to go into work the next day.

It’s always fine once I’m there but I still get ‘the fear’

Anyone else or is it just me?

I get this too 😕 Started a new job and, although enjoying it, this feeling has got worse as not 100% sure what I’m doing and terrified of making a mistake.

Yep. Since school

I've always had this. I think it stemmed from my school days. Sunday night bath night, polishing shoes etc, then early night. Always had a slight feeling of dread.

Not fear just annoyance that the work load is crazy

Yep. I love my job. What I don't love is getting up early and having to go to bed early ish when I am a complete night owl. My body does not want to sleep until early hours of the morning, so I rarely sleep enough despite trying.

I am also lazy by nature and love weekends where I get to laze around, knowing it is coming to an end is crappy, but it has nothing to do with the job I do.

I think this is common tbh is it not no matter what you do?

I still remember the sinking Sunday feeling from my childhood when songs of praise started and the weekend was officially over.

Of course you’re going to feel crap about going back to something where your time isn’t your own like it is at the weekend.

I get this and I don’t work Mondays 🧐 There’s lots of sadness in my job though, along with lots of joy (palliative care related)

I work for myself, haven't had a day off since 4th January but no fear here, just looking forward to a few days away next weekend...but I'm spurred on by seeing the takings actually benefitting me directly!

Even though I loved my job I used to get a sort of sadness on a Sunday evening. Strange isn’t it?

Yes i get this. I think ive had it since school (im 40 now) i always remember the Heartbeat theme tune on a Sunday night used to fill me with dread 😂

I've been in my current job for 4 years, its ok but quite stressful and theres always issues on a daily basis. I was on Sertraline for a year and just came off them.recently and the anxiety on a Sunday is slowing returning. I think I'd be the same in any job though.

I get it to some degree even when I like my job. It's not so much the fear as a sense of reluctance and mild dread. For me it's partly about the hassle of the working week when you've got kids. We have quite lazy weekends when we can get away with it and I'm always reluctant to leave that behind for 5 days.

I did use to have the real Sunday fear in an old job that I hated. Usually that would start by Saturday evening, and heavy drinking would be the only way through it.

Yes definitely get this.

It's usually ok by Tuesday but sometimes I wish my life away

SIL used to name this 'terrible sundays' which I think was about right. Sometimes it's ok but tonight I'm dreading tomorrow. I have an SS role and am run off my feet tomorrow. I also had an awful meeting with my boss last week where I queried taking leave over the summer to spend time with toddler DD and was told that would be 'frowned upon'. Great, thanks! I'm looking at self employed options.

Yes I get a slight feeling of dread. And I like my job! And Mondays are normally perfectly fine! It’s a weird block I can’t get around.

I don't work on Mondays but still get the dread on a Sunday! The dread is more about the responsibilities and effort needed for the week ahead generally - I spend Mondays food shopping, cleaning, ferrying kids around, paperwork etc. DP works away all week and so it's the first day each week that I'm on my own.

Work actually feels like respite by the time I get there on Tuesday!

Yup most of us do

I get it v v v bad these days

I get this too. I would love it if they would sort out the system access/ tech side of things to enable all of us to work from home. Unfortunately the nhs doesnt have the funds to issue us with a laptop / mobile / vpn.

I am another person with this, and I quite like my job! I do think that on a Sunday eve I anticipate the Monday as though everything in the week will happen on that day, and it's overwhelming. Also, in recent years I have done a good job of convincing myself that I will be awake all night, even though it's not true (according to Fitbit I get a slightly below average sleep every Sunday). It's all in my head, but I can't seem to change!

I feel like this! I do enjoy my job but I cling to Sunday and always go to bed later than I should, I’m terribly lazy so I think it’s not so much anxiety about work but more to do with the business of the working week, getting up, getting ready, getting ds up and ready for school, sorting out uniform, packing bags, homework, sorting out dog etc. Although DP does loads to help, I still think ‘oh god, here we go again!’

Well I've got it tonight because I'm back at work tonight, and the only thing I want to do is go to bed, eat junk and watch TV, not work all night and have to go be nice to people and stay awake all night and stuff.
I get it on the day I'm due back that night, I don't want to try and sleep for a few hours then go to work, I'd rather spend Sunday afternoon doing family stuff and Sunday night in bed! But then I feel that way if I'm back on a Wednesday too so 🤷
YANBU

Every single Sunday when I turn my laptop on to plan that weeks lessons

Really really really really bad. Awful. I need a new job.

I think it's probably more unusual to be thinking "oh hurrah, up early and back to work tomorrow!" when you could just keep lazing around and enjoying yourself instead. (And I say that as one of the ones who likes their job.)

Also it's that feeling of "another week has gone by". It's getting faster and faster all the time.

I hate Sunday nights but not as much as I hate Friday night. There is nothing worse than knowing you have to go to work at 5an on Saturday while everyone else is relaxing and looking forward to the weekend. To be fair I hate every evening when I have work the next day. Literally counting down the weeks until maternity leave.