Dreaming at your desk about last week's trip? Remembering your child's face when she tasted that special dessert? Not remembering you have a meeting in 10 minutes? You are not alone. This extra stress on your body, combined with the stark contrast of the joy and freedom of family and friend time with the drudgery of answering a zillion work emails, can be hard on your emotional well-being. Not used to the usual stress you took in stride before the holidays, you may react extra badly this week and next.
Back to work blues you're feeling are real, and treatable