阅读理解Formostofusthepurposeoftheholidaysistobringpeaceloveandgoodwilltowardsall．Yetformanytheholidayseasonoftenmeansstressfatiguepressuredisappointmentandl

　　阅读理解

　　Formostofusthepurposeoftheholidaysistobringpeaceloveandgoodwilltowardsall．Yetformanytheholidayseasonoftenmeansstressfatiguepressuredisappointmentandloneliness．

　　Thesefeelingsoftenknownasthe“holidayblues”maybeevenmoreprevalentduetotheemotionalturmoil(波折)ofthepastfewmonthsnottomentiontheunsteadyeconomy．Expertssayeventhemoreritualtasksofshoppingdecoratinglate-nightpartiescookingplanningandfamilyreunionscanbeholidaystressors．InadditionthepsychologicalphenomenonknownasseasonalaffectivedisorderorSADmaybringaspecifictypeofdepressionrelatedtowinter’sshorterdaysandlongernights．

　　“Certainlyjustbecauseit’stheholidaysdoesn’tmeanpeoplearegoingtobehappy”saysDr．DougJacobsofHarvardUniversity．“Andthiswillbeaparticularlyhardholidayforsomewhoaredealingwithalostjobdebtorevenalostlovedone．”

　　Andwithfamilyreunionsbecominglessfrequenteventsovertheyearsthereisnowtheaddedpressureofgettingjustonechancetogetitallright．“Familiesaremuchmoredifferentnow．Thedisappointmentandsenseofalienationthatoftenresultsfromfamilygatheringsisactuallyarealizationthatthefantasyisnotmet．”saysJohnStutesmanaclinicalpsychologistatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalinChicago．

　　Stillsayexpertsthebluesshouldbeaddressed．ThemostessentialstepsaysStutesmanisfortheindividualtoacknowledgetheirfeelingsandthereasonfortheirwithdrawal．“Denialwillonlycompoundthestressthey’refeeling．”Stutesmanrecommendspeopledothingsthatarenormallycomfortinginordertogetahandleontheholidaystress．“Ifthey’refeelingalittlebluetheyshouldtrytodothingspersonallysatisfyingforthem．Maybethisisexercisecookingreadingabookormassage．”Stutesmanalsoadvisesthatsometimes“avoidanceisactuallynotsuchabadidea．”Insomesituationsfulfillingsocialobligationsmaybeself-destructivewhenthebestthingmaybetojuststayhome．Thehealthychoicehastodowithtakingcar