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From the lens Holiday Blues - Feeling Sad, Lonely or Depressed During the Holidays?.

What do you think about the Holiday Blues?

  • healthylivingideas Jan 7, 2012 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    I live in the southern hemisphere where everybody goes to the beach at Christmas time but I still used to find Christmas one of the most difficult times of the year to deal with depression.
  • flycatcher Dec 31, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    What an important topic! Like so many of us in northern climates, I know how the winter-time reality of Seasonal Affect(ive) Disorder can make it tough to shake off the Holiday Blues and exacerbate other depressions. Exercise does help with SAD, I've found, especially if it's outdoor exercise in daylight hours.
  • MiddleSister Dec 25, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    You've done a great job of gathering resources and information for the holiday blues. Nice. Thanks.
  • Iain84 Dec 14, 2011 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    the Winter Blues sucks. Next year I've decided to go to Mexico! I don't think they actually have a winter there!
  • sockii Nov 26, 2011 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Great lens on a sensitive topic. From personal experience I know the holidays can be really difficult the first year after a beloved family member has passed on. It can be difficult to start up new traditions or ways of remembering that person without getting the blues. ~blessed!~
  • bernie74 Sep 18, 2011 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    What a wonderful Lens,
    Blessed by a Squid Angel!
  • crosscreations Nov 2, 2009 @ 10:12 am | delete
    Recommended this lens at Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Scrooge and Grinch
  • crosscreations Nov 2, 2009 @ 9:36 am | delete
    Comfortdoc, your do live up to your name! This is a crucial topic that few discuss yet so many need. The holidays after a divorce taught me first hand how raw these feelings can be for some, comfort and joy needed desperately. 5 * s!
  • ChapelHillFiddler Oct 18, 2009 @ 7:08 am | delete
    Beautiful! I have serious holiday blues, I live alone and my kids have flown. I've decided the best way for me to cope is to ignore the holidays, all of them. I just go on with my life without them. I think I may have no Thanksgiving this year, no Hannukah ... but I'll fly to visit my daughter on Christmas (avoiding the day by traveling) and stay with her for my birthday (another holiday I prefer to ignore). With a life-long tendency towards depression, keeping busy and creative is my best defense - and also, realizing that advertisers have built up an image of perfect holiday bliss that is hard for real mortals to match. Thanks for the tips.
  • mistermint Dec 22, 2008 @ 4:06 am | delete
    Nice lens but blues are nothing compared to the plight of many who have nothing and no time to be blue. Sorry but this smacks of insecure Americanism. We have no right to feel blue as long as we have health, some food inside us and hopefully a dry roof, so many do not have any one of these basic requirements. let us hope Obama changes the planet for the greater good. Happy Xmas to you!
  • Ener-G Dec 10, 2008 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    Great lens! You truly are "comfortdoc." For some reason, paying attention to the stars and the beauty of the night really lifts my spirits. Once as I was gazing at the stars, someone started playing "Silent Night" on their trumpet and the notes rang out in the clear,crisp air. I use that as a reference point for other holidays that aren't quite as "miraculous."
  • avidreaderfl1 Nov 25, 2011 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    I agree. Taking time to notice the beauty around us helps me to recognize that what we see on our tvs and computers is not reality. I can point a camera on a sprinkler on the lawn and make a viewer think it's raining on a sunny day. I believe happiness depends on focus. We can all focus on something good in our lives.
  • Joan4 Dec 10, 2008 @ 7:52 am | delete
    So many suffer through the holidays -- this is a great lens! Holidays are extremely difficult after the loss of a loved one, a divorce, or even a move to a new location. I hope many people who need this information read and are comforted.
  • OhMe Nov 14, 2008 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    I am featuring this lens on my Thanksgiving Prayer. Thank you.
  • rms Dec 3, 2007 @ 6:55 am | delete
    Thank you for adding this great lens to the Best Christmas Ever group!
  • prosperity66 Nov 19, 2007 @ 5:13 am | delete
    Some of my friends have the Christmas blues and that is why I generally organize a Christmas party at home. Just hope to give them some fun.
    5 stars for your lens!

    Prosperity66
  • rms Nov 18, 2007 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Wonderful information here. Just what I needed!

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Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a respected physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief and bereavement, professional health educator, professor,... more »

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