Monday blues refer to the negative feelings that some people have at the end of the week or the beginning of the week. Many people feel that their mood changes when they remember that they have to return to their work routine the next day. Therefore, sometimes job satisfaction is low and there is more stress than enthusiasm.

Monday blues is not a medical condition, but for some people, the dread is real and has an impact on their unhappiness. Other symptoms include worry, anxiety and fear. Generally, the dread of Mondays slowly disappears and is replaced with good feelings towards the end of the week. That's the cycle. 

Characteristics of People with Monday Blues

Although the Monday blues are not a part of depression, the symptoms may overlap. Primarily, a person feels in a bad mood on Monday morning. They also feel depressed about having to go back to work or even school. Not only that, the symptoms may also start as early as the weekend. What are they? Here are some of them:

• Fear

• Lethargy

• Fatigue

• Sadness

• Restlessness

• Worry

• Change in appetite

• Difficulty sleeping

• Muscle tension

• Headache

• Heart palpitations

• Increased blood pressure

The characteristics of the monday blues start from feelings of anxiety, worry, and fear. Not infrequently causing heart palpitations and difficulty sleeping

Causes

There are many possibilities for someone to experience the monday blues and each person will have a different cause. It cannot be compared to one person to another. However, the majority of those with this feeling have a work system of 5 days and 2 days off afterwards. In general, here are some common causes:

• Job dissatisfaction: there may be some people who don't feel comfortable with their current position, and even if they like it, there can be uncontrollable stress triggers. This doesn't mean you have to resign, but try to reorganize your responsibilities or work routine.

• Cognitive distortions (exaggerated thinking patterns): assuming some bad things over the next week, such as declining performance, impending disaster, or generalizing the outcome of one situation to all situations.

• Weekend activity habits: sleeping hours that are different from normal weekdays or consuming alcohol.

How to Combat It

There is no specific treatment for the monday blues as it is not a clinical illness. However, if you find that the symptoms are really bothersome, causing disrupted activities, then psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, may be necessary. On the other hand, easy ways to get rid of it are as follows:

• Journaling: take a few minutes to write down any worries about the week ahead, then add some actions to cope with them.

• Meditation or breathing exercises: rest your mental state with meditation to help improve your mood and make you sleep better.

• Exercise: one effective way to ward off the monday blues is to exercise on Monday mornings.

• Get enough sleep: not only enough, but also quality.

• Maintain a wide social network: get emotional support from others, who may have been through the same thing.

• Plan something fun: instead of always scheduling fun activities on the weekend, try switching it to Monday. 

Try journaling to banish the monday blues

In summary, the monday blues is a negative feeling associated with Mondays. It doesn't just happen on that day, but can also start as early as the end of the week. Symptoms include fear, sadness, anxiety, worry, and even sleeplessness, decreased appetite, and heart palpitations. So, Ladies, have you ever experienced it? How did you overcome it?

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