Bid to help those with ‘The Fear’ of Mondays

UK prime minister Liz Truss may say she wants to end mollycoddling ‘nanny state’ interventions – but her government is about to dole out just the sort of reassurances a wellmeaning ‘do-gooder’ might offer.

The UK’s Department for Health is launching a campaign to help young people cope with the socalled ‘Sunday Scaries’ – aka ‘The Fear’ – increased levels of anxiety brought on by the prospect of returning to work after the weekend. Officials will urge those mocked as ‘Generation Snowflake’ to ‘be kind to your mind’ to try to reduce stress and improve sleep.

The campaign is being launched after research revealed that twothirds of people regularly worry about returning to work on Monday, rising to almost threequarters of those aged 18 to 24.

Work fear peaks at 5pm on Sunday, prompting workers to indulge in unhealthy distractions. Those aged 18 to 24 are most likely to ‘doom scroll’ on social media, the 25 to 32 bracket are most likely to binge-watch TV, while those aged 33 to 40 are most likely to comforteat, research reveals.

To coincide with World Mental Health Day tomorrow, sufferers are being urged to put together a personalised ‘mind plan’ to get on top of their anxieties.