[prepend]

Victor Frankl said in Man’s Search for Meaning: > Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.

So it wasn’t so much about dreading the coming week but being still from the previous week and being sad about what they actually accomplished (or didn’t).

[coffeeshopgoth]

I have read it, and yes, this is true...but I actually had a boss that would just demean you in front of anyone and every so often threw a chair, so my stress was coming from multiple fronts.

[pixl97]

God, these days I'd love that. Record it and you have the perfect 'hostile work environment suit'.

[CobaltFire]

Damn, I need to reread that book. I'm struggling with that now; I just retired at 40 and am looking for meaning in my life with that exact issue popping up.

[prepend]

It was the first time I remembered someone describing the small depression one experiences after accomplishing a goal and it was funny because wasn’t something I remember hearing about from others. Mentally, I called if “post-summit malaise.”

I suppose it’s a nice problem to have but still uncomfortable. Congratulations on your retirement and hope you get to figure it out and find a new mountain to climb.