Sunday Night Anxiety and How Fathers Are Uniquely Impacted
Dads, does your heart start race and mind start buzzing as the sun goes down on Sunday evening? You might be experiencing the Sunday night anxiety that hits many New Yorkers as they prepare for the week to come.
Recently, Healthy Minds Director Dr. Lanre Dokun was interviewed by Fatherly.com about the difficulty of managing anxiety on Sunday evenings as we prepare to head back into the work week. Read below for reasons the close of your weekend might cause a shift in your mood.
Sunday Night Anxiety
"Mondays are the worst — which explains why you’re a messy knot of anxiety every Sunday night. But just because feeling crappy is common doesn’t mean it’s not concerning. Sunday night anxiety can easily spiral into regular, debilitating anxiety throughout the week, experts warn. And pressures put on new dads to get back to work while still bonding with their new babies makes them especially vulnerable."
