If you ever hear yourself say things like “I'm doing some work, and playing online games, and chatting to people, but still feeling bleh”, you have a medical condition, and it is called The Friday Syndrome.
Friday Syndrome has been known to humanity since the concept of a weekend but has become more and more prominent in the last 2 decades. It is very unusual in infants but starts to develop in young kids and is very prominent in working adults. The condition has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades as it can strike anyone, anytime without any prior warning. This study is aimed at working adults and includes my personal experience.
The symptoms of the syndrome are as follows:
1.) As mentioned above, you say things like “I'm doing some work, and playing online games, and chatting to people, but still feeling bleh”
2.) Common statements from your mouth includes “WOOHOO, Its Friday” OR “Can it not be the weekend already” OR statements similar in nature
3.) You go and update your FB statuses or tweet about the fact that the weekend is almost here or it’s the weekend baaaaby!
4.) As the condition worsens, i.e. excitement/boredom levels reaches infinity, the productivity levels in the office approaches zero.
Prevention of The Friday Syndrome
Due to the syndrome’s unpredictable nature, it is impossible to prevent its occurrence.
A recent survey was carried out amongst infected individuals to ask about their condition and what they think could make them feel better. Common answers included “Party”, “Sleep”, “Drink”, “Relax” and “Go Home”.
Cure of The Friday Syndrome
No cure is known. In fact, individuals infected by the syndrome do not like to be cured. Once infected, the syndrome lives in your body. The syndrome is cyclic in nature. The only way to calm down the virus is to practically perform the common answers from the survey conducted.
The Friday Syndrome often inspires individuals like me to blog.
