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Effect of a great vacation on mental state

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frugalecon:
Just returned from a great vacation, and I am dreading going back to work. I kept thinking "I wonder if this is what retirement is like?" Weird to think that vacation that is great could lead to depression upon returning to work.

GenXbiker:
I always think the same after returning from vacation, but I get back in the groove immediately upon returning to work.

Re3iRtH:
Agree with GenX. I dread going back to work because the vacation is always so bad-ass. You don't want it to end!

DTaggart:
Oh man, last week was back to work for me after a wonderfully relaxing week off. It was awful, 1000x worse than before I'd gone on vacation. I think for me it was largely exacerbated by the fact that I'm less than 1 year til FIRE so I'm really just ready be done.

But I guess that part of it might also be that now we don't have the vacation to look forward to. Maybe planning something fun to anticipate will help? I think I'll try that.

BAMxi:
i have also experienced this. I don't think it's uncommon. The last week+ vacation we took to a fancy resort in Mexico (very  unmustachian) was even partly affected by my depression of having to go back to work when it was all over. I felt like I couldn't fully enjoy myself and forget about work. Like that Sunday night feeling on steroids. Still way better to be a little unhappy on the beach than miserable in a cubicle (i've also since quit that job, which is good).

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