QF Focus Magazine
· Returning to work may cause disturbances such as lack of appetite, muscle aches and irritability. · In the case of children, before going back to school, these symptoms may be signs of bullying suffered in the previous year. The return to routine after a holiday period often leads to physical changes, such as fatigue, lack of appetite, drowsiness, muscle aches and fatigue; and psychic, apathy, irritability, nervousness, restlessness, hopelessness and sadness. Experts explain from hospitals Quirónsalud Valencia, Torrevieja y Murcia. “This is a state of despondency that appears accompanied by symptoms that hinder the return to daily activity. If the discomfort does not disappear within ten to fifteen days, you should consult with your doctor, because it could be that we are faced with a different process that will require specialised care,” says Marina specialist Sangonzalo, from the Clinical Psychology Unit of Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia. This phenomenon is related to the final stage of the summer and Christmas holidays or those rest periods that equal or exceed one week. “It is now easier for people to express their symptoms with accessibility to social networks and new technologies, but this syndrome has existed for a long time and was previously suffered in silence and often more intensely,” explains Joaquin Conesa, psychologist at Quirónsalud Hospital Murcia. About 20% of patients recover within one or two days and 35% take up to two weeks. “In the worst case, if after two weeks these symptoms persist or new alarming ones appear, you should consult a specialist in clinical psychology to rule out the beginning of a more serious condition,” advises Joaquin Conesa. “Generally this usually affects people under 45 years of age and those who make a radical change to normal everyday life without gradually changing to and from the holiday lifestyle,” explains Marina Sangozalo, “Depending on each individual the return to routine can be perceived as an undesirable event or an opportunity
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to resume or start new projects. The way of facing the return for each person is either exciting or pure torture”. “With regard to children,” says the specialist, “we must be alert when returning to school, if the child shows signs of any unexpected separation anxiety, abdominal pain or undue fatigue and irritability, especially first thing in the morning, these symptoms may reflect a possible harassment that the child may have suffered in the previous year”.
How to avoid the post-holiday syndrome Depending on the circumstances surrounding each person, experts advise the following steps: 1. Make a nice photo album in order to revive memories of the good times. 2. Plan a routine two days before the end of the holiday as an adaptation period
3. Gradually resume regular bedtimes and wake up times. 4. Program leisure activities for the first few days after the return. A good movie or a walk in the park can be very rewarding. 5. Sleep more hours during the first few days of returning to normal routine. You also need to rest after holidays. 6. Adjust your level of early morning activity. Go from less to more, by doing so you will feel more competent. 7. Avoid white thinking (the happiness of the holiday) and black (the suffering of routine). Open the door to rewarding moments at any time of year. 8. Do not permanently complain. This will not help you adapt and will only make you feel bad. 9. Do not take vital decisions about future careers during these days, if you notice that you are very affected by returning to work ask for advice and wait until you feel better. 10. Confront the return with exciting ideas and make sure goals are met. Do the same as children, resume your vital projects.
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