Does anyone else feel 'meh' on Sunday afternoons?

[ilovecarbs90]

It starts at around 4pm. That feeling of dread, that monday and the working week is around the corner - it's all going to start again.

The world feels shut down after the supermarkets shut at 4pm and the traffic gets quieter. It's like the atmosphere is subdued as it gets ready to reset.

I've felt like this on Sundays ever since school, and strangely I didn't feel it on Friday nights when I used to work weekends. It's only ever on Sundays. Is it just me?

And I thought it was just me …. I’ve struggled on Sunday’s for years. Saturdays always feel full of promise but Sundays are grim. I find things easier if I can get out of the house between 3pm and 5pm, and spring/summer is always easier than autumn/winter. I agree with the previous posters who suggested that the 4pm Sunday shut down doesn’t help.

The Countryfile music should be banned, it makes me want to attack myself with the cheese grater …

I've tackled what used to be weekly feeling sad and anxious about work by filling the time with something nice. I alternate between a good film and popcorn, get a takeaway, long bath, cook something complicated, exercise class or swim etc. Generally anything to distract and still feel like it's the weekend and treat time.

Hate them too @ilovecarbs90. Dread dread dread that Sunday mid/late afternoon realisation. The only Sunday afternoons I love are when it's a Bank Holiday.

I do try to make Sunday's special with a roast, lovely pudding, period dramas, family film. But it's awful.

Yes, hate Sunday nights. It’s creeping in to all day Sunday really, work is really busy on Monday’s and it’s almost always me that had to work them.

I worked nights for years and started Sunday evening so that was slightly different.

I’d love to have Monday's off more than anything. I’d still get the anxiety on behalf of the dses but the pressure off me would be such a relief.

Three words. Line of Duty! I do dread Monday’s a little bit take the sting out of it by looking forward to a good drama on Sunday night.

Same here. Hate Sunday afternoon for that reason

I love this thread! My dread of Sundays developed when I was a child, god knows why, I had a happy home life and I liked school. My parents took me out most Sundays, but of course you have to go home at some point, and it's that late afternoon period that's always troubled me.

I had some very difficult Sundays this January, a few of them took til Monday lunch time to get over (just a dreadful feeling of melancholy) I almost wondered if I needed to see the doctor, but then realised that if I'm fine 6.5 days per week then there's probably not much wrong with me. But now that the restrictions are easing, I can spend Sunday afternoons in the gym if there's nothing else to do or the weather is bad and this is very good news.

I'm in London and so things are definitely not shut at 4pm!! Also I live in an area with a large Jewish population so Subday actually feels a bit more like a Monday if you go outside to the main road where the schools/shops are...not helpful to you, OP, I know, but just reminding you that Sunday can be different elsewhere if you fancy it!

I get the Sunday feeling too but I like using it to make sure I have everything tidied and mentally.prepared for monday (coffee ready to go for the morning..desk all tidy, etc.), fresh out the shower the settle down with a good book :)

Isn’t there a thing called the “Sunday scaries”. I am always in a terrible mood on a Sunday evening and struggle to fall asleep but all other days I’m a pretty level minded person

And you’re right, the lack of distractions make it worse

My husband says I’m unbearable on Sunday from midday onwards. I try to do nice things but by 5pm I just want to sulk or have a tantrum

Howard's Way!

I don't work Mondays for precisely this reason. Can't stand that 4pm Songs of Praise feeling.

That said, I have quite fond memories of Sunday evenings as a child. Bath then the Muppet Show, and later a good 9pm Sunday drama with cheese and crackers.

that's the beauty of working from home.
We no longer need to think about school or work until Monday morning, we got our full weekend back!

Sundays have always been busy with sports or friends, so usually one of my favourite days of the week. It got even busier with children, even during the lockdown.

I despise Sundays. Growing up we had the same routine every Sunday. 8am wake up to deep clean the house. Then I'd lose mum to the kitchen and dad to football for hours. Then bathtime and mum ruining my curls while constantly saying no to everything because "You've got school tomorrow" ugh even now I hate them. I'd scrap them and have a Friday Saturday weekend if I could lol.

Sunday evenings when I was little were Open all Hours then off to bed for 8pm. As I got a bit older definitely Howard’s Way, god I loved that series😎

That definitely dates me🤣🤣