I can’t be the only one that feels a bit sad after you get back from a vacation. Sure, I feel refreshed but then it’s back to reality.
How do you deal with post-vacation depression/sadness?
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I can’t be the only one that feels a bit sad after you get back from a vacation. Sure, I feel refreshed but then it’s back to reality.
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I don’t go on holiday
Start planning my next one
Go through photos and videos and start to plan for the next vacation.
I’m ready to go back to work when vacation is done.
Bookmarking this thread so I can learn other people’s secrets.
Set landscapes from the trip as your desktop on the computer or phone. One year, I made bookmarks to help me remember all of the National Park scenes we visited. Seeing them makes me less sad about it being over.
I’m going through it right now. All I can do is sleep more on my free time, stay busy with little things I enjoy like bike rides and plan my next trip. It’s been only 4 weeks since I’m back and I went from being the happiest person to feeling completely miserable at home.
I’m a bit of the opposite. Looking forward to being back. While reading below, keep in mind my kids go to France every year to visit family. Love my kids, but outside of places like amusement parks, they likely are not building core memories.
Trips require tons of planning. Food for the two allergy kids must be prepped either before or in a place with a “kitchen,” sleeping with three kids in a smaller space, the complaints of preteens doing anything that they deem boring, having kids on the vacation in general. Plus the cost isn’t worth the “experience.”
I pay good money for a mortgage and would prefer to spend my off time at home doing projects and improving my living space.
The only thing that worked for me was having a life I really really enjoyed. When I lived in Europe, I’d be excited to go back because I felt like the vacation never ends. As of right now, I haven’t found a remedy post-vacation fully, but having interesting stuff outside of work to look forward to helps.
Resuming the routine I really care about usually does the trick for me
Coffee and spite, just like how I get through any normal day at work
I always know I have had a good vacation when I am actually ready to go home.
That means I have had time to decompress, relax, catch up on sleep, do things I want to do, own my schedule, have good food/drink, etc.
There comes a point where I am usually ready to go home, back to my own space, ready to have all my “toys”, back in my own bed, and tired of eating / cooking out. Usually a week vacation is good. 2 weeks for me is a bit much.
While I don’t necessarily love my job / routine, I don’t hate it either. There is a balance. Would love to always have more leisure time but it doesn’t always have to be pure vacation.
Usually goes away on its own within a week
Poorly
I chose a career that I love… so day to day reality is great.
I had gotten pretty depressed DURING the end of my vacation recently, so I’m not sure how it translates, but I’d say just take it slow and get reacclimated since things will feel off but teep down you know its nothing new and you should hopefully be back on your feet in a few days at best.
Oh man… That first week back SUCKS! Usually prepped with a Sunday afternoon margarita or… four.
Just take it cool. Ease your way back in.
Poor you. Some people don’t get to go on vacations because of health.
I always have something booked. Even if it something simple to something really nice. Keeps the vibes up