Jakarta, shesocial Indonesia
–
Imagine, a pleasant weekend just ended, then your alarm rang at 6 am on the most hated day of the universe namely
Monday
.Dislike of this Monday apparently can be explained scientifically through a recent study.
Monday became the beginning of the new week as well as ‘alarm’ back to reality that was unpleasant for some people.Either having to return to the office or work from home, body and mind immediately realize one thing, the work week starts again.
Feeling reluctant, lazy, even anxious often ambush.But is it true that everyone feels the same way?Or are you just too dramatic every Monday morning?
Apparently, the scientific answer was quite a relief.A recent study from the University of Hong Kong published in the Journal of Affective Disorders concluded that stress on Monday is not just a matter of feeling, but embedded in our body and culture.
Phenomenon called
Anxious Monday
Or this anxious Monday apparently not only attacks active workers.
The researchers analyzed more than 3,500 elderly data in a longitudinal study of aging, and the results were surprising.Those who have retired still feel the stress surge every Monday.
“Monday acts as a stress amplifier in our culture,” said Professor Tarani Chandola, the lead author of the study quoted
Real simple
.
“For some older people, the transition this week triggers biological reactions that can last months. This is not merely about this work about how deep Monday is embedded in our stress physiology.”
The most striking thing is that the researcher found that Monday uniquely disturbed the work of the axis
hypothalamus-hypophysis-adrenal
(HPA), a hormonal system that controls cortisol, blood pressure, insulin, to immunity.
That is, your body is really “alert one” every time Monday comes, regardless of whether you are still working or not.
The biological evidence is quite strong.In the study, cortisol stress hormone levels measured through hair samples increased by 23 percent on Monday.Not only that, the risk of heart attack also increased by about 19 percent at the beginning of the week.
Although the researchers succeeded in identifying that some of the stress came from anxiety felt on Monday, it turned out that only 23 percent of these effects could be explained with certainty.The rest, about 77 percent comes from unknown components.
This indicates that there are other factors, may be social, cultural, or even evolutionary, which makes Monday feel heavy for many people.
If every Monday you feel more tired, more nervous, or faster and faster then, it is natural.The reaction is not only a feeling, but a part of a biological and cultural reaction that has been planted for a long time.
(TIS/ELS)
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