Friday, November 28, 2008

Holiday Blues

The kids are back in school. The leaves are beginning to turn and the air is becoming crisper in the morning. Costco has had their Christmas stock on display since September. The holidays are here. The change in the season can bring joy as well as sadness as the holidays arrive. The holidays can be rich in ritual and tradition. The holidays can also be filled with anticipation and stress, known as the holiday blues.

Storybooks and Christmas specials on TV inform us about the “standards” for the holidays. Most of us have specific beliefs about what to expect during the holidays. We dream of the ideal holiday gatherings. When you and your family do not meet those expectations, depression and feelings of overwhelm might occur.

Three main areas to be aware of that could contribute to holiday stress include expectations you might have about yourself or your family during the holidays, expectations family and friends might have that affect you and not spending the holidays with others due to distance, death in the family or divorce.

I do results based therapy using the Emotional Freedom Technique and Law of Attraction. Specialities include reaching peak potential, addictions, chronic pain and post traumatic stress disorder. I live, work & play in Ashland, Or For more articles written by Loren Fogelman go to http://www.kolpiacounseling.com/

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