If you have ever had difficulty resetting your internal clock as you head into the work week, you’re not alone. In fact some people even get severe anxiety at the end of the weekend, often called the “Sunday scaries”. But now experts say you might be able to avoid this type of stress altogether by reprogramming your own brain.
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00:00If you've ever had difficulty resetting your internal clock as you head into the workweek,
00:08you're not alone.
00:09In fact, some people even get severe anxiety at the end of the weekend, often called the
00:13Sunday Scaries.
00:14But now experts say you might be able to avoid this type of stress altogether by reprogramming
00:19your own brain.
00:21Previous studies have shown that routine is key to maintaining psychological well-being
00:24and avoiding stress, which is why experts recommend building Sunday routines to ease
00:29you back into the flow of the impending workweek.
00:31They say this could include anything from exercising to watching a favorite TV show,
00:35but it's all meant to get you back into the swing of things.
00:37They also recommend maintaining a strict Sunday sleep schedule as well to reset your bedtime
00:41to the workweek.
00:42But another recommendation is hacking your hormones, specifically the stress hormone
00:46cortisol that is also released in the mornings to wake you up.
00:50Studies have revealed that cortisol levels are highest on Mondays and Tuesdays, so bringing
00:53those down is key to hating Mondays less.
00:56With the experts saying that relaxation activities, like meditation and practicing mindfulness,
01:00especially before you turn on the news, can be invaluable to lowering cortisol and feeling
01:05better come Monday.