Forget Sunday Scaries: Why 'New Year Blues' Are So Brutal

I get pretty severe Sunday scaries, or the creeping sense of dread that happens as the weekend comes to an end. 

So perhaps it’s no wonder that, as Christmas ends and 2026 draws ever nearer, I’m feeling more on edge than usual. After all, it’s not unlike the end of a very extended, food-filled weekend.

I find myself flitting between purposeless melancholia, overwhelm at my expectations of the year ahead, and a sense that the new year acts as a sort of annual report I’ve miserably failed.