How to Combat Holiday Blues

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Holiday Anxiety and Depression: Click for Survival Tips More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Mark Velazquez | permalink
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Learn how to manage holiday depression, stress, and anxiety symptoms with these helpful tips. If you feel anxious and stressed due to unrealistic expectations, financial pressure, and too many holiday commitments, click for help!

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/holiday_depression_and_stress/article.htm ^[1]

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5 Ways to Stop the Holiday Blues More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Sheila Parker - Griffith | permalink
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If you are feeling less than cheerful this holiday season, you have a lot of company. We will show you 5 ways that you can prevent or overcome the Holiday Blues.
Tags: institute of heartmath, holiday message, heartmath, heartmath kitchen, doc chil, care and compassiondre, christmas, new years, holidays

For further reading: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-ways-to-stop-the-holiday-blues.html ^[2]

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How to beat the post-holiday blues More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Steven Masur | permalink
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Has the end of the holiday period got you down already? It's all a matter of attitude, writes Bronwyn McNulty.

For further reading: http://www.traveller.com.au/how-to-beat-the-postholiday-blues-1qd0v ^[3]

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10 Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Jas Dhooper | permalink
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As we approach Thanksgiving, we're starting a five-week period called "the holidays." We're supposed to look forward to the holidays and hope that they will be a time of happiness, friendliness, fellowship, and harmony. Yet often our anticipation and excitement turns into feelings of depression, commonly called holiday blues.

For further reading: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-therapist-is-in/200911/10-tips-beat-the-holiday-blues ^[4]

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11 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Depression Triggers More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Reese Bacon | permalink
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High expectations, money woes, and other holiday hazards can spell trouble for those prone to depression. With a bit of foresight and planning, however, holidays can leave you feeling up, not down. Follow these tips for a successful holiday.

For further reading: http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20550695,00.html ^[5]

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Tips for Holiday Depression More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Roger Koopmann | permalink
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Depression is never easy, but it's especially hard during the holidays. Here are tips to help you cope.
Tags: Depression, holiday depression, seasonal affective disorder, SAD, holiday blues, stress, grief

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/depression/holidays07/ ^[6]

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Beating the Holiday Blues More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by eric feitler | permalink
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Joy to the world! ‘Tis the season to be jolly! Festive music fills the air; holiday cheer abounds. Everyone is happy at holiday time — right? Wrong. Truth be told, many people feel lonely, sad, anxious and depressed at this time of year. How...
Tags: holiday,blues,holidays,sunlight,purcell

For further reading: http://psychcentral.com/lib/beating-the-holiday-blues/000390 ^[7]

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Steven Masur, Sheila Parker - Griffith, Cherie Hansen, Reese Bacon, eric feitler, Mark Velazquez, Jas Dhooper, Roger Koopmann

References & Citations

1. http://www.medicinenet.com/holiday_depression_and_stress/article.htm

2. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-ways-to-stop-the-holiday-blues.html

3. http://www.traveller.com.au/how-to-beat-the-postholiday-blues-1qd0v

4. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-therapist-is-in/200911/10-tips-beat-the-holiday-blues

5. http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20550695,00.html

6. http://www.webmd.com/depression/holidays07/

7. http://psychcentral.com/lib/beating-the-holiday-blues/000390