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Deadly heart attacks are more common on a Monday

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239 points giuliomagnifico | 7 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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barbegal ◴[06 Jun 23 14:15 UTC] No.36213140[source]▶
The headline is misleading. The actual study proved that the recorded date of admission to hospital in Ireland with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction was increased on a Sunday and Monday. Increased admissions on a Monday is not that unusual given that people often seek medical attention after the weekend but maybe more surprising is the increase on a Sunday. https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/Suppl_3/A78
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1. pixl97 ◴[06 Jun 23 14:42 UTC] No.36213562[source]▶
>more surprising is the increase on a Sunday.

This doesn't seem that surprising to me, or at least I expect we should also see an increase on Saturday. People like to do harder work, like lawn projects on the weekend, and things like drinking that can affect the heart.

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2. coffeeshopgoth ◴[06 Jun 23 14:50 UTC] No.36213701[source]▶
So the "Sunday Scaries" are real - where you dread going into your toxic job on Monday. Diet and genetics are big contributors to the blockages forming, and the stress sets it off. I had mine (which lead to a double bypass) on a Sunday morning. My job, at the time, was very high stress and I started dreaded going in every Sunday. I could feel panic attacks welling up on Sundays quite often. This is absolutely just opinion, but talking to some other people that were in the hospital with me, it sounded like I definitely wasn't alone in this life experience.
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3. prepend ◴[06 Jun 23 15:11 UTC] No.36214040[source]▶
Victor Frankl said in Man’s Search for Meaning: > Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.

So it wasn’t so much about dreading the coming week but being still from the previous week and being sad about what they actually accomplished (or didn’t).

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4. CobaltFire ◴[06 Jun 23 18:58 UTC] No.36217485{3}[source]▶
Damn, I need to reread that book. I'm struggling with that now; I just retired at 40 and am looking for meaning in my life with that exact issue popping up.
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5. prepend ◴[06 Jun 23 20:19 UTC] No.36218568{4}[source]▶
It was the first time I remembered someone describing the small depression one experiences after accomplishing a goal and it was funny because wasn’t something I remember hearing about from others. Mentally, I called if “post-summit malaise.”

I suppose it’s a nice problem to have but still uncomfortable. Congratulations on your retirement and hope you get to figure it out and find a new mountain to climb.

6. coffeeshopgoth ◴[06 Jun 23 20:38 UTC] No.36218778{3}[source]▶
I have read it, and yes, this is true...but I actually had a boss that would just demean you in front of anyone and every so often threw a chair, so my stress was coming from multiple fronts.
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7. pixl97 ◴[07 Jun 23 00:15 UTC] No.36220981{4}[source]▶
God, these days I'd love that. Record it and you have the perfect 'hostile work environment suit'.