It’s like a pit in your stomach that starts to rear its ugly little head around noon on Sunday after a relaxed weekend of bliss.
By 3pm you’re in a full-blown frenzy of anxiety while trying to ignore the undeniable reality that your alarm clock will rattle you out of a restless slumber in what feels like a few short hours just so you can start another dreadful week at a job that, if you’re being honest, brings you no fulfillment. Even if you like the people you work with.
To dull the painful effects of the Sunday Scaries, many of us drink wine, have a couple cocktails, or self-medicate with some other form or behavior.
Sunday Scaries can trigger fear-based actions that include displays of anger, short-temperedness, rigidity, or silent retreat. Seemingly minor incidents can trigger the most confusing behaviors, making life unpleasant for us and for our loved ones.
I can relate. The Sunday Scaries were very real for me, and sometimes started as early as Saturday morning! Attempts at refusing to acknowledge them manifested into health issues, depression, and hiding.
Easy? No. Worth it? Yes! Have I got it completely figured out? Absolutely NOT!
That’s the reason I continue to work with a coach today. It’s also the reason I became a coach myself experiencing how effective a trained professional can help discover just how amazing life can be—without the Sunday Scaries looming at the end of your weekend.
You have this power too! No matter what age or time in life you’re in. You hold ALL the power! You just need to remember how to use it.
Sure, we all have responsibilities, bills to pay, an image or identity to uphold, but at the end of the day, if we’re so amped out that we don’t find joy in our life (including in our work), then what’s it all about? It’s never too late to make a change.
Love and Light,
Michèle