Vicky Omifolaji
As soon as the Christmas trees go up in the shops and Christmas music begins to play – some of us get anxious about all the work, money to be spent and people we have to be around during the holidays.
Even for normally cheerful people, we can feel a sort of melancholy mood settle in. Christmas blues are created by unmet expectations, broken relationships, overwhelming to-do lists and exhaustion.
Christmas is a hard time of year for so many of us who have an empty chair at the table because of the loss of a loved one.
For others – there’s someone in the chair you really wish –wasn’t there. And still for others, it’s a time of loneliness or of reflecting over the past year and it can be overwhelmingly emotional.
Hours and hours spent attempting to create a dreamy Christmas can be dashed in just a few seconds by one cutting word from a loved one or a burnt casserole.
Overcoming Christmas Blues