Officials Warn Public about Potential for Significant Holiday Blues
December 16th, 2009
Though the holidays are usually a source of joy for many people, they can also bring with them a sense of loneliness, fatigue, or emotional upset, symptoms which may be exacerbated by the stress of the season, as well as low levels of sunlight exposure. Pointing to these possibilities, as well as the poor economy’s potential to create additional negative experiences for people, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health has released a statement urging people to spend within their means and to seek mental health treatment at the first signs of difficulty. The statement is doubtless echoed by those around the country and the world who have experienced less than merry holiday seasons themselves.
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Hmm…I never thought of this coming holiday season from this perspective, but this is so right. Most of us are not going to be able to spend as much as we have been doing all these years and maybe even until the last holiday season. The downturn is surely going to affect a lot of people this Christmas and new year.
I,for one,will not be able to spend the holidays with my folks because I just cannot afford to go home with all the work I have…this holiday season is going to be a very short one for me,and that too alone.I’m just looking to spend some time with a few colleagues who are in a similar situation.
How do you even begin to broach the subject with someone and tell her that you think that she is depressed and needs to seek profesisonal help? I have a friend who is simply down in the dumps all of the time and quite honestly it really makes me not want to hang out with her so much even though I know down inside that what she needs are friends who love her and care about her around her. It is not that she is so depressed that she can’t get out of bed in the mornings but she is just perpetually down and really brings everyone down with her. How do I make her realize that not everyone lives like this and that her life does not have to be so blue?
I will be cautious in my spending pattern this time. It is better to be cautious and save, rather than to blow huge amounts of money and then fret about it… I am looking forward to a balanced holiday season with more of family activities and less spending.
I can’t agree more with your comments. I think there is a disconnect between the happyness and celebration spirit that people are expected to feel during holidays and what is really felt based on situation and circumstances. It is this preassure to feel happy that is problemkatice for many. We in therapy practice know how tough holidays can feel with the pressure to feel happy and all the new goals and resolutions.
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