Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sundayches

I suffer from the Sunday Headache. Right now I have a headache. It has always been a little bit of a joke and I haven't given it much thought until recently. While visiting my family over the break I confessed to my mom one rainy Sunday afternoon that I had an epic head splitting Sundayche. She shot back, "What! Your dad has a headache every Sunday too." "No!" I shrieked. Total truth. This, along with an allergy to the beach, is my all-time favorite genetic inheritance (disorder).

Today I am in Phoenix defrosting and delaying my homework, and finally Googled "I have a headache every sunday". Though I could not find an official medical response I discovered that the Sundayche is not so uncommon. The answer? Precisely what my dear friend Kimmybot hypothesized, weekly shock to my biological clock. I am busy, not overwhelmingly so, but my plate is considerably full Monday through Saturday and when I finally settle down for a day and sleep later than is probably healthy, my mind and body panic.

I like this answer and I'm sticking with it, but a few gaps remain; why did I have a Sundayche while visiting my family in Oregon and far from busy? Am I crazy? Did I expect the pain and bring it upon myself? Do I have any brain doctor friends who might provide me a logical answer? Preferably one living in Reykjavik who also has connections to national tourism councils? Thanks.

4 comments:

Em Levy {orange + barrel} said...

I get horrid headaches once a week too...not on Sunday though. I think it's true that when you get a chance to settle down you get a horrid headache. I find a huge thing of caffeine helps.

Ed Riding said...

And how to reconcile your theory of Sundayaches with headaches of your father, who is far from not busy on Sunday?

xiaolong13 said...

I get really bad Sundayches 2-3 times a year. I don't really get headaches regularly, but I will get 2-3 migranes a year and always on Sunday. I always blamed it on low blood sugar or staying up too late on Saturday night. However, I often stay up too late and do not get headaches. Who knew, I was not alone? I like the theory of the system panicking.

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