Back to work blues you’re feeling are real, and treatable

Jen Christensen
By Jen Christensen, CNN
Updated 2:59 PM EDT, Mon August 27, 2018
<strong>Hamamatsu, Japan:</strong> Visitors come to Bentenjima Island from mid-November to mid-January, when the setting sun is framed by the torii gate, creating marvelous shots like this one. Click through the gallery for the rest of the best travel photos of 2018:<br />
Hamamatsu, Japan: Visitors come to Bentenjima Island from mid-November to mid-January, when the setting sun is framed by the torii gate, creating marvelous shots like this one. Click through the gallery for the rest of the best travel photos of 2018:
Daisuke Tomita/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP
<strong>Krasnoyarsk, Russia:</strong> Deep in the Siberian winter, with air temperature at about -16 C (3 F), a man fishes on the banks of the Yenisei River.
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Deep in the Siberian winter, with air temperature at about -16 C (3 F), a man fishes on the banks of the Yenisei River.
ILYA NAYMUSHIN/REUTERS
<strong>Kirkjufell, Iceland: </strong>The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are seen over Kirkjufell, a 463-meter mountain on the west coast of Iceland.
Kirkjufell, Iceland: The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are seen over Kirkjufell, a 463-meter mountain on the west coast of Iceland.
Owen Humphreys/PA Images/Getty Images
<strong>New Delhi, India: </strong>One of the largest mosques in India, Jama Masjid was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and completed in 1656.
New Delhi, India: One of the largest mosques in India, Jama Masjid was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and completed in 1656.
NOEMI CASSANELLI/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Lisbon, Portugal:</strong> A popular way to explore the Portuguese capital is to ride its distinctive yellow trams around the city's cobbled hills.
Lisbon, Portugal: A popular way to explore the Portuguese capital is to ride its distinctive yellow trams around the city's cobbled hills.
PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Soshartyan, Hungary:</strong> As December temperatures fall below 0 Celsius (32 F), a church stands above a layer of fog in the Hungarian village of Soshartyan. <br />
Soshartyan, Hungary: As December temperatures fall below 0 Celsius (32 F), a church stands above a layer of fog in the Hungarian village of Soshartyan.
Peter Komka/MTI/EPA
<strong>Linfen, China: </strong>The Hukou Waterfall scenic spot lies on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Linfen, China: The Hukou Waterfall scenic spot lies on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
<strong>Cairo, Egypt: </strong>The mosque of Ibn Tulun is the oldest mosques in the Egyptian capital of Cairo standing in its original form.
Cairo, Egypt: The mosque of Ibn Tulun is the oldest mosques in the Egyptian capital of Cairo standing in its original form.
MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>San Sebastian, Spain: </strong>Dogs run free along Ondarreta Beach as a dramatic sunset takes over the December sky.
San Sebastian, Spain: Dogs run free along Ondarreta Beach as a dramatic sunset takes over the December sky.
JAVIER ETXEZARRETA/EPA
<strong>Munich, Germany:</strong> "Never Again," a work by artist Walter Kuhn to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, fills Munich's Königsplatz.
Munich, Germany: "Never Again," a work by artist Walter Kuhn to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, fills Munich's Königsplatz.
Matthias Balk/picture alliance/Getty Images
<strong>Xinjiang, China:</strong> Red peppers are aired following the fall harvest in northwest China's Xinjiang Province.
Xinjiang, China: Red peppers are aired following the fall harvest in northwest China's Xinjiang Province.
Chen Yang/SIPA Asia/Zuma Press
<strong>Wallops Island, Virginia: </strong>An Antares rocket sets off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility en route to the International Space Station, where it will deliver vital research materials, crew supplies and vehicle hardware. <br /><br />
Wallops Island, Virginia: An Antares rocket sets off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility en route to the International Space Station, where it will deliver vital research materials, crew supplies and vehicle hardware.

Aubrey Gemignani/NASA
<strong>Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala: </strong>Close to 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes in November when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, spewing ash and lava.
Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala: Close to 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes in November when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, spewing ash and lava.
Carlos Alonzo/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Valley of the Gods, Utah: </strong>A team of international base jumping athletes rig a 503-meter slackline in Utah's spectacular Valley of the Gods. <br />
Valley of the Gods, Utah: A team of international base jumping athletes rig a 503-meter slackline in Utah's spectacular Valley of the Gods.
Aidan Williams/Getty Images
<strong>Yerevan, Armenia: </strong>The Armenian Genocide Memorial complex, Tsitsernakaberd, was built in 1967 in the Armenian capital of Yerevan to commemorate the approximately 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1923.
Yerevan, Armenia: The Armenian Genocide Memorial complex, Tsitsernakaberd, was built in 1967 in the Armenian capital of Yerevan to commemorate the approximately 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1923.
Maja Hitij/Getty Images
<strong>New Delhi: </strong>The Lotus Temple, made up of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals," is a Bahá'í House of Worship and one of India's most popular sights.
New Delhi: The Lotus Temple, made up of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals," is a Bahá'í House of Worship and one of India's most popular sights.
Amal KS/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
<strong>Dhaka, Bangladesh:</strong> In Bangladesh, Hindu devotees sit together on a temple floor to observe Rakher Upobash celebrations. <br />
Dhaka, Bangladesh: In Bangladesh, Hindu devotees sit together on a temple floor to observe Rakher Upobash celebrations.
Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto/Getty Images
<strong>Uji, Japan</strong>: Byodoin Temple, built in the 10th century, is a Buddhist place of worship and a UNESCO World Heritage site. <br />
Uji, Japan: Byodoin Temple, built in the 10th century, is a Buddhist place of worship and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Kyodo News/Getty Images
<strong>Paris: </strong>The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and is home to around 38,000 exhibits. It receives more than eight million visitors a year.
Paris: The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and is home to around 38,000 exhibits. It receives more than eight million visitors a year.
-/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Amberley, United Kingdom</strong>: An enchanting mist fills lower-lying areas in South Downs National Park, which is in West Sussex near Amberly, England, in early October.
Amberley, United Kingdom: An enchanting mist fills lower-lying areas in South Downs National Park, which is in West Sussex near Amberly, England, in early October.
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
<strong>Katsuta, Japan</strong>: Visitors wander through a field of bright red kochias (summer cypress) at Hitachi Seaside Park in Katsuta, east of Tokyo. In early to mid-October, these kochias turn from green to red and become a photographer's paradise.
Katsuta, Japan: Visitors wander through a field of bright red kochias (summer cypress) at Hitachi Seaside Park in Katsuta, east of Tokyo. In early to mid-October, these kochias turn from green to red and become a photographer's paradise.
Carl Court/Getty Images
<strong>Stuttgart, Germany: </strong>Revelers ride a chain carousel at the 173rd Cannstatter Volksfest, a three-week long beer festival and fair. Stuttgart is in southwestern Germany, about a two-hour drive from the French border.
Stuttgart, Germany: Revelers ride a chain carousel at the 173rd Cannstatter Volksfest, a three-week long beer festival and fair. Stuttgart is in southwestern Germany, about a two-hour drive from the French border.
Christoph Schmidt/DPA/Zuma Press
<strong>Zakynthos, Greece</strong>: The Blue Caves in the Bay of Skinari on the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea are one of the island's top tourist attractions. The water's incredible color comes from special light reflections.
Zakynthos, Greece: The Blue Caves in the Bay of Skinari on the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea are one of the island's top tourist attractions. The water's incredible color comes from special light reflections.
Jens Kalaene/DPA/ZUMA Press
<strong>Milan, Italy:</strong> This striking image is taken at the "Inside Magritte" multimedia path at the Fabbrica del Vapore (Steam Factory), an arts center in this northern Italian city.
Milan, Italy: This striking image is taken at the "Inside Magritte" multimedia path at the Fabbrica del Vapore (Steam Factory), an arts center in this northern Italian city.
Claudio Furlan/LaPresse/ZUMA Press
<strong>Arolla, Switzerland</strong>: In mid-October in Arolla, western Switzerland, visitors throw stones in the "Blue Lake." Algae and glacial clays colors the water this vivid blue.
Arolla, Switzerland: In mid-October in Arolla, western Switzerland, visitors throw stones in the "Blue Lake." Algae and glacial clays colors the water this vivid blue.
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Trieste, Italy: </strong>At the 50th Barcolana regatta in Trieste, Italy, boats sail past the Victory Lighthouse. This historic regatta is held annually on the second Sunday of October.
Trieste, Italy: At the 50th Barcolana regatta in Trieste, Italy, boats sail past the Victory Lighthouse. This historic regatta is held annually on the second Sunday of October.
Tony Anna Mingardi/Awakening/Getty Images
<strong>Weng'an, China</strong>: This aerial shot depicts kayaks moored on the Jiangjie River in Weng'an County, which is in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Weng'an, China: This aerial shot depicts kayaks moored on the Jiangjie River in Weng'an County, which is in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Xinhua/ZUMA Press
<strong>Rotterdam, the Netherlands: </strong>This is the Cube House in Rotterdam -- 38 cube-shaped pile dwellings and 13 business cubes. The Cube House was designed by architect Piet Blom.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands: This is the Cube House in Rotterdam -- 38 cube-shaped pile dwellings and 13 business cubes. The Cube House was designed by architect Piet Blom.
Robin Utrecht/Sipa USA
<strong>\North Tyneside, United Kingdom</strong>: A surfer heads toward the North Sea at sunrise in North Tyneside in northern England.
\North Tyneside, United Kingdom: A surfer heads toward the North Sea at sunrise in North Tyneside in northern England.
PA Images/Sipa USA
<strong>Seljalandsfoss, Iceland:</strong> Iceland's Seljalandsfoss waterfall features a 60-meter drop (197 feet) and is part of the Seljalands River. Visitors here are able to walk behind the falls and explore the cave behind.
Seljalandsfoss, Iceland: Iceland's Seljalandsfoss waterfall features a 60-meter drop (197 feet) and is part of the Seljalands River. Visitors here are able to walk behind the falls and explore the cave behind.
Maja Hitij/Getty Images
<strong>Phimai, Thailand: </strong>One of the largest Khmer temples in Thailand, the centerpiece of Phimai Historical Park is the restored ruins of the Prasat Phimai sanctuary.
Phimai, Thailand: One of the largest Khmer temples in Thailand, the centerpiece of Phimai Historical Park is the restored ruins of the Prasat Phimai sanctuary.
Diego Azubel/EPA/REX/Shutterstock
<strong>Pucón</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Chile: </strong>Villarrica -- seen here from the town of Pucón -- is one of Chile's most active volcanoes. Its last major eruption was in 2015. <br />
Pucón, Chile: Villarrica -- seen here from the town of Pucón -- is one of Chile's most active volcanoes. Its last major eruption was in 2015.
Cristobal Saavedra Escobar/Reuters
<strong>New York City: </strong>The "Tribute in Light" is an art installation lit annually in New York on September 11. Searchlights are used to create two vertical columns of light representing the Twin Towers.
New York City: The "Tribute in Light" is an art installation lit annually in New York on September 11. Searchlights are used to create two vertical columns of light representing the Twin Towers.
Xinhua/Sipa USA
<strong>Moscow: </strong>Zaryadye Park opened near the Kremlin in September 2017. One of its highlights is the 70-meter "floating bridge" designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architectural studio behind New York's High Line Park. <br />
Moscow: Zaryadye Park opened near the Kremlin in September 2017. One of its highlights is the 70-meter "floating bridge" designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the architectural studio behind New York's High Line Park.
Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA/REX/Shutterstock
<strong>Polignano a Mare, Italy: </strong>The town of Polignano a Mare, in southern Italy on the Adriatic coast, played host in September to the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.<br />
Polignano a Mare, Italy: The town of Polignano a Mare, in southern Italy on the Adriatic coast, played host in September to the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Dean Treml/Red Bull/Getty Images
<strong>Valais, Switzerland:</strong> There's a 100-meter ice tunnel and ice chamber inside Switzerland's Rhone Glacier. It's cut fresh each year and the season runs from June to October. <br />
Valais, Switzerland: There's a 100-meter ice tunnel and ice chamber inside Switzerland's Rhone Glacier. It's cut fresh each year and the season runs from June to October.
Denis Balibouse/Reuters
<strong>Rome: </strong>What's more spectacular than St Peter's Basilica? Two St Peter's Basilicas. Photographer Tiziana Fabi caught this reflection in a puddle in September. <br />
Rome: What's more spectacular than St Peter's Basilica? Two St Peter's Basilicas. Photographer Tiziana Fabi caught this reflection in a puddle in September.
Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Hunan province, China: </strong>This aerial shot shows a farmer raking rice crops for air-drying. This year, China marked its first Farmers' Harvest Festival on September 23.
Hunan province, China: This aerial shot shows a farmer raking rice crops for air-drying. This year, China marked its first Farmers' Harvest Festival on September 23.
Li Jianxin/Xinhua/ZUMA Press
<strong>Moscow:</strong> This aerial views shows the unusually shaped building at 13 Nezhinskaya Street, a circular house in Moscow's Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye District.
Moscow: This aerial views shows the unusually shaped building at 13 Nezhinskaya Street, a circular house in Moscow's Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye District.
Serebryakov Dmitry/TASS/ZUMA Press
<strong>Manchester, England: </strong>"Waves," part of Paul Cummins and Tom Piper's art installation "Poppies: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red," went on display in Manchester's Imperial War Museum North in September. <br />
Manchester, England: "Waves," part of Paul Cummins and Tom Piper's art installation "Poppies: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red," went on display in Manchester's Imperial War Museum North in September.
Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
<strong>Marseille, France:</strong> In southern France, an aerial foot-bridge links the 17th-century Fort Saint Jean with the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (pictured).
Marseille, France: In southern France, an aerial foot-bridge links the 17th-century Fort Saint Jean with the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (pictured).
Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Reno, Nevada: </strong>The 37th Great Reno Balloon Race took place this year from September 7 to 9. More than 100 hot air balloons took to the sky in this annual event. <br />
Reno, Nevada: The 37th Great Reno Balloon Race took place this year from September 7 to 9. More than 100 hot air balloons took to the sky in this annual event.
Tracy Barbutes/ZUMA Press
<strong>Cley next the Sea, England: </strong>The 18th-century Cley Windmill is lit dramatically at sunrise on the Norfolk coast in England's East Anglia.
Cley next the Sea, England: The 18th-century Cley Windmill is lit dramatically at sunrise on the Norfolk coast in England's East Anglia.
Andrew Mccaren/London News Pictures/Zuma Press
<strong>Paris:</strong> In September, designers Motoko Ishii and Akari-Lisa Ishii presented a two-day light show on the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the Japanese cultural season and 160 years of diplomatic relations between France and Japan.
Paris: In September, designers Motoko Ishii and Akari-Lisa Ishii presented a two-day light show on the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the Japanese cultural season and 160 years of diplomatic relations between France and Japan.
Charles Platiau/Reuters
<strong>Düsseldorf, Germany:</strong> Tomás Saraceno's art installation "in orbit" is on permanent display at the K21 Standehaus art museum. <br />
Düsseldorf, Germany: Tomás Saraceno's art installation "in orbit" is on permanent display at the K21 Standehaus art museum.
Jana Bauch/DPA/ZUMA Press
<strong>Guangzhou, China: </strong>Sometimes known as the "Notre Dame of East Asia," Guangzhou's Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Gothic Revival building completed in the 19th century.
Guangzhou, China: Sometimes known as the "Notre Dame of East Asia," Guangzhou's Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Gothic Revival building completed in the 19th century.
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Pyongyang, North Korea: </strong>The 170-meter Juche Tower -- named after the Juche ideology introduced by Kim Il-sung, first Supreme Leader of North Korea -- rises above the Pyongyang skyline.
Pyongyang, North Korea: The 170-meter Juche Tower -- named after the Juche ideology introduced by Kim Il-sung, first Supreme Leader of North Korea -- rises above the Pyongyang skyline.
Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
<strong>Hasenmoor, Germany:</strong> A festival atmosphere overtook Hartenholm airfield from August 30 to September 2, as crowds gathered for a new edition of the legendary Porsche vs. customized motorcycle "Werner Race." <br />
Hasenmoor, Germany: A festival atmosphere overtook Hartenholm airfield from August 30 to September 2, as crowds gathered for a new edition of the legendary Porsche vs. customized motorcycle "Werner Race."
Frank Molter/DPA/ZUMA Press
<strong>Beijing: </strong>The 24-hour bookstore Page One, located in front of Zhengyang Gate, is beautiful inside and out. It has a stunning architectural interior plus great views over the city. <br />
Beijing: The 24-hour bookstore Page One, located in front of Zhengyang Gate, is beautiful inside and out. It has a stunning architectural interior plus great views over the city.
Sipa USA
<strong>Yokohama, Japan:</strong> A man rides a public electric bike through the port city of Yokohama, Japan's second-largest city.
Yokohama, Japan: A man rides a public electric bike through the port city of Yokohama, Japan's second-largest city.
Eugene Hoshiko/AP
<strong>New York City, New York:</strong> The elevated glass walkways at Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan aren't open to the general public, but employees use them to get between connecting offices.
New York City, New York: The elevated glass walkways at Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan aren't open to the general public, but employees use them to get between connecting offices.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Durrës, Albania: </strong>Parasols dot a beach in the port city of Durrës on the Adriatic Sea. Beach-goers made the most of the summer heatwave sweeping Europe and beyond. <br />
Durrës, Albania: Parasols dot a beach in the port city of Durrës on the Adriatic Sea. Beach-goers made the most of the summer heatwave sweeping Europe and beyond.
GENT SHKULLAKU/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>Manzhouli, China: </strong>Situated on the border with Russia and very close Mongolia, the frontier town of Manzhouli is home to a 215-acre amusement park with a Russian Doll theme. <br /><br />
Manzhouli, China: Situated on the border with Russia and very close Mongolia, the frontier town of Manzhouli is home to a 215-acre amusement park with a Russian Doll theme.

Wang HE/Getty Images
<strong>Ba Na Hills, Vietnam: </strong>The 150-meter-long <a href="https://cnn.com/style/article/giant-hands-cradle-vietnam-bridge/index.html">Golden Bridge</a> rises above Trường Sơn Mountains. It's supported by a pair of giant hands which may look weathered, but the bridge opened only in June 2018.
Ba Na Hills, Vietnam: The 150-meter-long Golden Bridge rises above Trường Sơn Mountains. It's supported by a pair of giant hands which may look weathered, but the bridge opened only in June 2018.
HA TIEN ANH/EPA
<strong>Athens, Greece:</strong> A giant statue of Oedipus is featured in the performance of Sophocles' "Oedipus at Colonus." It's part of the 2018 Athens and Epidaurus Festival, held this year in August. <br />
Athens, Greece: A giant statue of Oedipus is featured in the performance of Sophocles' "Oedipus at Colonus." It's part of the 2018 Athens and Epidaurus Festival, held this year in August.
Giannis Alexopoulos/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press
<strong>Kalyazin, Russia:</strong> Kalyazin Bell Tower is all that can be seen of the submerged monastery of St. Nicholas, which was lost underwater after the creation of the Uglich Reservoir along the Volga River at the end of the 1930s. <br />
Kalyazin, Russia: Kalyazin Bell Tower is all that can be seen of the submerged monastery of St. Nicholas, which was lost underwater after the creation of the Uglich Reservoir along the Volga River at the end of the 1930s.
Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
<strong>Fairlea, West Virginia: </strong>Pictured on its opening day, August 9, the 2018 State Fair of West Virginia was held in the town of Fairlea.
Fairlea, West Virginia: Pictured on its opening day, August 9, the 2018 State Fair of West Virginia was held in the town of Fairlea.
Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail/AP
<strong>Richmond, British Columbia: </strong>Children float inside inflatable water walking balls in a pool at the Richmond Night Market in the Canadian city of Richmond in August.
Richmond, British Columbia: Children float inside inflatable water walking balls in a pool at the Richmond Night Market in the Canadian city of Richmond in August.
DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press/AP
<strong>Manila: </strong>Visitors look at jellyfish inside the Manila Ocean Park in the Philippines capital.
Manila: Visitors look at jellyfish inside the Manila Ocean Park in the Philippines capital.
Xinhua/Sipa USA
<strong>Quito, Ecuador: </strong>French artist Laurent Langlois' work "Heritage" is projected on to the San Francisco church in the historical center of Quito ahead of the town's Festival of Light, which took place this year from August 8 to 12.
Quito, Ecuador: French artist Laurent Langlois' work "Heritage" is projected on to the San Francisco church in the historical center of Quito ahead of the town's Festival of Light, which took place this year from August 8 to 12.
RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images
<strong>London:</strong> In the East London neighborhood of Shoreditch, a new mural by artist Jules Muck, in collaboration with Global Street Art, pays tribute to the late musician Aretha Franklin.
London: In the East London neighborhood of Shoreditch, a new mural by artist Jules Muck, in collaboration with Global Street Art, pays tribute to the late musician Aretha Franklin.
Vickie Flores/London News Pictures/ZUMA Press
<strong>Haltern, Germany:</strong> An aerial view of a beach on the shores of Lake Silbersee shows beach-goers enjoying the early August heatwave. <br />
Haltern, Germany: An aerial view of a beach on the shores of Lake Silbersee shows beach-goers enjoying the early August heatwave.
Wolfgang Rattay/REUTERS/Newscom
<strong>Antalya, Turkey: </strong>Hand-knotted carpets are spread out in the sunshine in order to soften the color of their dyes.
Antalya, Turkey: Hand-knotted carpets are spread out in the sunshine in order to soften the color of their dyes.
ERDEM SAHIN/EPA/REX/Shutterstock
<strong>Cappadocia, Turkey: </strong>Hot-air balloons rise into the sky at sunset, allowing tourists stunning views of cone-shaped rock formations and rippled ravines.
Cappadocia, Turkey: Hot-air balloons rise into the sky at sunset, allowing tourists stunning views of cone-shaped rock formations and rippled ravines.
Emrah Gurel/AP