The fear

[Notsureabouttomorrow]

Does anyone get that Sunday evening fear about Monday morning?

I still do even though I don't work Mondays AND I'm on maternity leave!
Think it must just become part of the weekly psychological routine!

Definitely. Fairly sure it’s a hang up from school days when I’d been avoiding my English homework til the last minute....

We call it Sunday Night Syndrome. When I was a kid in the 80s I used to associate it with the theme tune to Last of the Summer Wine (but I get the Antiques Roadshow connection too!)

@historygeek

Yep. We call is the "Countryfile Fear" as it hits as soon as the theme tune starts!

😂 it's known as Antiques Roadshow Anxiety here...

I used to be someone who slept very badly on Sunday - in fact I was taking sleeping tablets every Sunday night . Sleep so much better since I've been WFH.

Wow alot of teachers with this fear. I am a TA and really feel it too 😭

The Sunday scaries!

I know exactly what you mean but I get it on a Friday (different circumstances but same feeling)

I have in previous jobs.....like a really sick Feeling....palpitations ...the works.....not in my current job though

I used to when I was a teacher. So glad I got out. Now fear-free!

@Meltinthemiddle me too

Yep. Had it basically all day yesterday and I'm getting ready this morning almost crying! I've had a week off which is making it worse.

Yes. Oftentimes it triggers my insomnia! Even though I WFH now and don't find my work bad or anything.

One reason why I could never watch Downton Abbey. The music was made for Sunday night!

Yep, and I don't even work Mondays anymore, I have my kids instead. The thought of keeping a 4 year old and 1 year old entertained all day gives me the fear.

Just remembered Songs of Praise was banned from coming on when I was a kid!! Yuk, still gives me the shivers now when I hear it!!

Yep, deeply ingrained - as I’m not even working at moment!

My list of Sunday 'the fear' triggers were Bullseye / Love boat / Songs of Praise / the Walton's / some sci fi star Trek programme that used to be on Sunday lunch time for hours / Heartbeat / Antiques Roadshow / Points Of View / That's Life (was that the name) with Esther Rantzen!

Songs of Praise gives the me dread feeling too (from school days)

Thora Hird used to be enough to put the fear in anyone!

@Tess3

I've had this for years since secondary school in fact im now approaching 40. Always came on the minute i heard the heartbeat theme start.. i avoided it for years by doing shift work but now have been doing 9am-5pm m-f for a the best part of a year and it's settled in again 😔

I was going to post the same, Heartbeat theme tune every Sunday evening from secondary school sort of age brought on the dread of school!

Nah being self employed is great.

@Dita73

Thora Hird used to be enough to put the fear in anyone!

Totally! I remember that sitcom she did (In Loving Memory, I looked it up). Really depressed me as a child - but then again it was about undertakers - double whammy!

@historygeek

Yep. We call is the "Countryfile Fear" as it hits as soon as the theme tune starts!

I’ve had this since I was a child and it used to happen when Songs of Praise or Bullseye came on. When I was a bit older and stayed up later, then it used to be Mastermind!

Not much. I used to have it badly when I worked in sales as it was a hideous work environment and long hours. I’m a primary school teacher now and actually LOVE my job