Posts Tagged ‘holiday depression’

What Are You Celebrating This Christmas Holiday

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Despite all our good intentions, for many of us the holidays turn out to be either a period of great tension or one of depression and loneliness. We don’t fully understand why, but our negative feelings are intensified at this time of year and situations that seem pretty easy to handle on a normal day [...]

I Don’t Want To Do Christmas!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Marianne sat on the edge of her seat, leaning towards me and, through her sobs and hiccoughs, stated very clearly, I dont want to do Christmas!? I cant, I just cant.?/p> Marianne was one of my clients, a middle-aged woman whose husband had died the previous year. She had gone through the first holiday season, [...]

10 Ways to Beat the After-Christmas Blues

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Christmas is an emotional storm, and next comes Valentines, so take a break. Move from emotion to thinking and action. 1.Start planning a Valentines Party, or Martin Luther King Party. If you were running a day late and a dollar behind for Christmas, learn from it. Budget and start sooner, but have the fun of [...]

Seven Ways To Avoid Christmas Letdown

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

I was discussing Christmas letdown with a friend. After all the preparation and money and time spent for one day, she feels the day let her down. Instead of a day of joy and happiness, it is a day of exhaustion and depression. Here are some ways to prevent that lacking feeling. Have realistic expectations. [...]