disappeared and people stopped showing up around the holidays. This is just one example of how a family member passing away and one memory can create sadness for certain days and even holidays.
Stress and depression are also felt when it comes to the holidays. Like mentioned earlier, the high expectations for Thanksgiving creates stress because people feel like they need to be“ perfect.” People try to out-perform others or try to have the best“ picture-perfect” dinner, however, it never really works out. When people put a stress on being“ perfect,” this can create a state of depression. The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, is a perfect example. Black Friday is supposed to be a day of super sales on Christmas gifts but may put stress on those who either don’ t have the money to spend or just don’ t want to be overwhelmed with the amount of people and lines you must wait through. Black Friday continues to get worse every year, with more fights over Christmas gifts and the constant arguing customers have. If the holidays are supposed to be joyful and fun, how is arguing and fighting over Christmas gifts joyful? With this being said, Thanksgiving is just one holiday that can create sadness and stress. Christmas is also a large holiday that has high expectations similar to Thanksgiving, however, includes gifts. Gifts are a large part of Christmas that are competed from family to family. People will always make a competition over something great which creates stress and sadness in any situation.
Holidays are never what you expect them to be, they may create sadness and stress during times you are supposed to be joyful and happy. With this being said, holidays have become so“ idealized” that a“ picture-perfect” holiday is almost impossible to reach. If you take down these expectations, however, you may experience the joy and happiness the holidays should bring to you.
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