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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Nicola Appleton

7 sleep techniques to banish the Sunday Scaries and help you fall asleep fast

A woman sleeping soundly in bed after using different sleep techniques to banish her Sunday Scaries.

We’ve all been there. Sunday morning creeps into Sunday afternoon, and before you know it you’re gripped with impending doom over the upcoming week. The truth is, the Sunday Scaries, also sometimes referred to as the Sunday Blues, is a cutesy term for a very real (and very unpleasant) feeling of anticipatory anxiety. 

What are the Sunday Scaries?

The term Sunday Scaries is used to describe the anxiety a person can feel on Sunday about the week ahead. They make it harder to drop off and you'll wake up more because you're worrying so much.

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