This year's Golden Week will be a 10-day holiday, so some people may have traveled far away.

If you have a long break, it can become a hassle to go to work and you may not feel like it.

After the holidays, I feel a sense of loneliness, as if the fun has come to an end.

There is a phrase called "after the festival," and the state of feeling particularly lonely and isolated after a festival or fireworks display is sometimes described as "after-festival syndrome."

The negative feelings we experience when something fun is coming to an end may be similar to the "Sazae-san syndrome" we experience on Sunday nights.

When you have more time, are you more likely to find yourself feeling anxious or confused?

Also, when you have nothing to do and have a lot of free time, you may suddenly become aware of something you hadn't noticed before.

For example, many people have probably had the experience of searching through a drawer for a certain stationery item only to find it later at the back, along with some small notes they had forgotten about.

When you have time, you can find things that you normally overlook, and you may find something other than what you were looking for.

One of the side effects of having free time is that we find ourselves feeling anxious or unsure in the smallest of moments, but why do people find themselves thinking about bad things when they have free time?

Worries, lethargy...maybe you're using your brain too much

After Golden Week, many people feel like they don't want to go to work and are considering changing jobs.
Should I quit my job, change jobs, or what do I want to do?

When I feel this way, my mind becomes cloudy and I feel anxious and uncertain about what lies ahead.
It's not a pitch black tunnel, but rather a thin mist.

Fog is more likely to occur between May and July and is a weather phenomenon that occurs when warm, humid air comes into contact with cold air.

So, the excitement of the fun events may turn into fog after the holidays, and anxiety about the uncertain future may arise.

When you feel anxious, some worries and doubts may disappear or resurface, and you may feel apathetic.

When we worry about something, we use our brain.
Both "brain" and "worry" are "structured" with the right side representing the head.
The radicals on the left side are "brain" (brain) made up of the "moon" radical, which represents the body, and "worry" (worry) made up of the radical (worry) which represents the mind.

When you're worried, your mind and brain feel confused, you can't find an answer, and you can't move forward.

When you feel like your brain is tired, it may be because you are using it too much.

If you walk a lot, your calves will swell up, and if you keep looking at your smartphone, your eyes will get tired. Similarly, if you use your brain too much, it will not function properly.

It is said that the brain cannot process two things at the same time.
Here are some commonly known roles of the right and left brain:



[Role of the right brain]
・Recognition of shapes and images
Emotions such as joy, anger, sadness, and happiness
・Intuition
・Spatial cognition
Visualization, imagination, creativity
・Distinguishing sounds

[Role of the left brain]
・Character recognition
Logical thinking
・Calm and collected
・Reading and writing
・Language
・Calculation

It is possible to use both the right and left brain in parallel. For example,

You can listen to music (right brain) and write down lyrics (left brain), but
It would be difficult to "count numbers (left brain) while reading a sentence (left brain)."

When you overthink, you may be unknowingly using the same part of your brain at the same time.

The right brain responds to the feeling of not wanting to go to work, and the right brain also responds to the feeling of wanting to play more or just relax.

However, the left brain triggers the logical thinking that it would be better not to quit my job yet, and that it would be better to go to work even though I don't want to until I find what I want to do, and as a result, I am able to go to work.

As you can see, if you use both your right and left brain in a balanced way, you can often find the answer, but if you only use one side, you will get tired.

When you feel uneasy... "Drive slowly with low beams to illuminate your feet."

Imagine that after a long holiday, a fog appears before your eyes.

The way to deal with such situations is similar to when thick fog occurs on the road, so if this sounds interesting to you, please take a look.



When driving in fog, it is recommended to "slow down, maintain a sufficient distance from other vehicles, and point your headlights downwards."

Even if it's not the end of a long holiday, if you start to feel a sense of fog in your mind, don't panic and just slow down.

For example, try slowing down a little in the morning by drinking your coffee slowly or walking slowly to work.

When you feel lethargic, try lowering your headlights and using low beams to illuminate nearby areas, and plan fun things to do two weeks from now .
For example, meet a friend at the end of the month or go to your favorite cafe.

When I illuminate the front with low beam,

What am I afraid of right now?

You may find the true nature of your confusion within this.
If you get impatient and get lost, you could cause a traffic accident.

The wind carries the fog away.
Once the fog has cleared after a while of relaxation, try to be aware of your right brain (emotions and what you want to do) and your left brain (theory and the advantages and disadvantages of what you want to do).

Golden Week is an annual event.
To avoid making it a habit to worry during this season, be sure to try out these ways to deal with fog.

By the way, when driving in fog, it is safer to turn on your fog lights as well.
The color of fog lights is required by the automobile inspection and registration system to be white or yellow (light yellow) according to safety standards.
In color psychology, white represents hope and yellow represents identity.

The fog of worries may appear to hide your hopes and desires in order to lead you to find yourself.

For the upcoming season, try driving safely with low beams for a while.