I used to, when my vacation was actually time off, but now that vacation just means "oh, you've got another house that you're building" I no longer get sick. I just feel sick all the time.
Ask HN: Does anyone else get sick when their vacation starts?
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#22I wonder if the phenomenon of getting sick at the work->leisure boundary (end of gig, start of vacation, etc.) is related to people allegedly living longer if they keep themselves busy (run a business, etc.) as opposed to retiring into suddenly doing nothing.
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#23Same here. I don't take much vacation (a week a year max) even though I have like 6 weeks vacation but without fail I need a vacation after my vacation has ended.
Why don’t you take your vacation?
It’s probably in your interest both financially and medically to do so, presumably?
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#24In Finland if you get sick during your holiday the doctor can write you sick-leave and you can save your holiday days for later.
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#25In Finland if you get sick during your holiday the doctor can write you sick-leave and you can save your holiday days for later.
Yes, I've noticed this in Germany also, it's great.
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#26You're too stressed, you need to start cooling down a couple of weeks _prior_ to starting your vacation so you can enjoy it properly.
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#27In Finland if you get sick during your holiday the doctor can write you sick-leave and you can save your holiday days for later.
Same in All the Scandinavian countries
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#28Same here. I don't take much vacation (a week a year max) even though I have like 6 weeks vacation but without fail I need a vacation after my vacation has ended.
Why don’t you take your vacation? It’s probably in your interest both financially and medically to do so, presumably?
It's rather common to be in a situation where taking vacation doesn't gain you anything, it just punts the work down the road.
Ideally, somebody else would pick things up for a week, but usually what happens is they just pile up work to dump on you when you come back.
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#29My first year at university, I finished my last final exam (calculus I believe?) I walked out of the testing center feeling excited to be done, but just tired from all the stress. In the ~15-minute walk home, I got sicker and sicker, with a headache, sore throat, and incredibly stuffy nose. While not usually so dramatic, I often have similar experiences when taking vacation.
My theory is that my body breaks down from the stress, but can summon some adrenaline or whatever hormones to survive what I need to, but then crashes once I start to relax.
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#30I don't. My father seemed to do this a fair bit, and I can remember my brother showing up with strep.