‘Sunday Scaries’: two-thirds of Britons suffer anxiety before return to work
The “Sunday Scaries” regularly affect more than two-thirds of Britons who report work stresses, lack of sleep and looming to-do lists as the primary causes of anxiety before the start of the working week.
The worst affected were young adults with 74% of those aged 18-24 experiencing what psychologists call “heightened anticipatory anxiety” as the weekend comes to a close.
Ahead of world mental health day tomorrow thegovernment unit responsible for improving national public health policy has unveiled a new campaign urging people to “be kind to your mind”.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) says that by answering five simple questions through the every mind matters website, people can get a personalised “mind plan” giving tips to help deal with stress and anxiety.
The campaign is backed by a number of celebrities including BBC Radio 1 host Vick Hope, television personality Scarlett Moffatt and pop star Tom Grennan, along with leading psychologist Kimberley Wilson.
The NHS Confederation, which represents health bosses, said it welcomed the initiative but ministers needed to go “much further” if they genuinely wanted to improve the nation’s mental health.
Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network, accused the current government of sidelining the issue.
“The previous government had committed to publishing a 10-year plan for mental health. However, mental health is worryingly absent from the new secretary of state’s ‘ABCD’ priority list for the NHS,” he said. However, health secretary Thérèse Coffey said: “My focus is on making sure people can get the care they need, when they need it – and that includes for their mental wellbeing. The every mind matters tool is a great way to
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