Hey there people, happy holidays! With Christmas and New Year's Eve on the way, people seem to be completely submerged in the holiday spirit. Good food, gifts, scented candles, beautiful holiday lights, and family gatherings are all we could think of, while talking about the festive season. You know, 'tis the season to be jolly! For many, the holidays are the happiest time of the year; but for others, it's a very different story. Let's say the holidays aren't the happiest times for everyone. Or maybe even, quite the opposite. If you're someone who experiences the holidays as a time of stress, anxiety, emotional triggers, and pain, you aren't alone. This time of year comes with the added pressure to feel joyous and happy, but for many, the thought of gathering with family partaking in holiday activities is any thing but a source of joy. It's a time of stress and anxiety, fights and disagreements, migraines, and overwhelmingness.
In fact, according to the National Institute of Health, Christmas time is associated with a spike in suicides as well as an increase in the number of cases of depression. This holiday-specific depression has many origins. For example, some feel especially socially isolated during the holiday season, often recognizing that they are not happy while others clearly are. Similarly, the feelings associated with the loss of loved ones are especially amplified during the holiday season when people are given the opportunity to relax and reflect. Though this free time is peaceful and productive for many, for those suffering from loneliness, the holiday season only furthers their feeling of isolation.
Over the past couple of weeks, I've read a lot about seasonal depression, and people struggling to cope up with the loss of their loved ones to the pandemic. It genuinely hurts my heart seeing that during these happy times, there's someone who doesn't have any family or friends to celebrate these holidays with. Mental/Emotional issues, the pandemic, loss of loved ones have made the holidays a very upsetting time for many people.
You're going to come in contact with an awful lot of people who are at their absolute breaking point this season. Friends, family, co-workers, teachers, strangers in the grocery store, retail workers. While it may be the merriest time of the year for some, it's the saddest, loneliest, most stressful, most heartbreaking for so many others. We're all busy, but we're not too busy to be kind, caring and patient. Remember the best thing you can give someone right now is love.
This time of year is the best for some and heart-wrenching and exhausting and overwhelming for others. Be good to each other. We're all we have. Remember - never look down on someone, unless you are helping them up. So you see, the holidays aren't always a happy, joyous time of the year for everyone. You're very lucky if you have your family or friends to celebrate these times with, and if you don't, please don't think you're alone :) I'm sending lots of cozy, warm hugs and kisses to whoever needs them during this time 💗 I hope your heart and mind would be at peace and contentment. Sending lots of love 💞
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