It's a predicament that has many names - the Sunday Scaries, The Sunday Blues, The Fear, The Shakes, The Dread. Many names for that familiar feeling of dread and anxiety that many of us experience on the eve of a workweek. It's sabotaging our weekends and our happiness - so what's causing this and what can we do about it?

<p>It's a predicament that has many names - <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/02/sunday-scaries-anxiety-workweek/606289/">the Sunday Scaries</a>, The Sunday Blues, The Fear, The Shakes, The Dread. Many names for that familiar feeling of dread and anxiety that many of us experience on the eve of a workweek. It's sabotaging our weekends and our happiness - so what's causing this and what can we do about it?</p>

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