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Post-World Cup Depression

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By Dr. Sulaiman AlgharbiPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Post-World Cup Depression
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The World Cup of 2022 captivated the interest of millions of people for over a month before abruptly coming to an end. In the days leading up to the conclusion of the World Cup, various social media platforms voiced their concerns about the impending end of the competition. This was because many fans, who had been keeping up with the matches, tournament news, and atmosphere of the competition, would miss the competition more than anything else in the world.

After the World Cup, all of the intense sentiments and lovely experiences that young people had during the World Cup are suddenly no longer a part of their lives. If you are a football fan, you may have been living in a routine where planning your day around the matches must have been normal. However, now that the world cup is over, people frequently find themselves at a loss for things to do or look forward to. If you are a football fan, you may have been living in a routine where planning your day around the matches must have been normal. The symptoms of Post Tournament Depression (PTD), which include symptoms such as irritability, sadness, and laziness, as well as symptoms such as avoiding work and tending to spend all of one's time at home surfing the Internet or avoiding people, are among the symptoms that appear on fans after the World Cup, according to experts. They might notice that they are experiencing feelings of irritability and emptiness. The experts agree that anger, sorrow, and a lack of motivation are all telltale indications of post-World Cup depression. One concept that has gained popularity in recent years is "post-World Cup depression."

Sadness sets in after the World Cup because, after all this emotional intensity and energy, everyone feels a bottom and a hole. This is what causes the post-World Cup depression. The topic of football was the subject of the majority of the discussions that were had over the course of the previous month. Now that the tournament is closing, a significant letdown has ensued as the immense enthusiasm generated during the football season has died down.

When you normally have something to look forward to on a daily basis, and then all of a sudden, it is taken away, and you may experience feelings of depression and emptiness. It is not true that all fans experience this sadness to the same degree; rather, the severity of the feeling is proportional to the amount of attention and follow-up they have shown.

Engaging in other activities is one of the recommendations made by specialists to overcome this predicament. They believe this is the most effective method, as it allows the spirit to adjust to the lack of World Cup-related activities.

In addition to avoiding the dangers of self-isolation, it is important to resume socializing with friends. It will not help at all if you shut yourself up inside and avoid having any communication with other people.

In point of fact, you should try to get together with individuals with a similar interest in football.

It will be easier to return to regular life and resume the things you were doing before the World Cup if you refrain from rewatching any games. Maintain your hectic schedule by engaging in other activities. Remember that before the World Cup, you had other things going on.

Something more fundamental catches my notice about this post-tournament psychological shift in how we feel due to the world cup. It is evidence that our existence on earth serves some greater purpose. We exist to achieve our aims. During the competition, our goal was to have fun while also gaining insight into the game's future and how things would play out. But after the tournament, we were no longer working toward that objective; we had lost our reason for doing so. The post-World Cup malaise teaches us that we should never let ourselves become aimless and that we should have a firm grasp on why we are here on earth. How would we feel about the future if we had a big objective in life to work for when the tournament is over? Will this immune us from post-World Cup sadness and any other depression we may experience? I do not doubt it.

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Dr. Sulaiman Algharbi

Retired after more than 28 years of experience with the Saudi Aramco Company. Has a Ph.D. degree in business administration. Book author. Articles writer. Owner of ten patents.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sulaiman.algharbi/

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