阅读理解Formostofusthepurposeoftheholidaysistobringpeaceloveandgoodwilltowardsall.Yetformanytheholidayseasonoftenmeansstresstirednesspressuredisappointmentand
阅读理解
Formostofusthepurposeoftheholidaysistobringpeaceloveandgoodwilltowardsall.Yetformanytheholidayseasonoftenmeansstresstirednesspressuredisappointmentandloneliness.
Thesefeelingsoftenknownasthe“holidayblues”maybeevenmorecommonthisyearduetotheemotionaldisorderofthepastfewmonthsnottomentiontheunsteadyeconomy.Expertssayeventhemoreusualtasksofshoppingdecoratinglate-nightpartiescookingplanningandfamilyreunionscanbeholidaystressors.
InadditionthepsychologicalphenomenonknownasseasonalaffectivedisorderorSADmaybringaspecifictypeofdepressionrelatedtowinter'sshorterdaysandlongernights.
“Certainlyjustbecauseit'stheholidaysdoesn'tmeanpeoplearegoingtobehappy”saysDr.DougJacobsofHarvardUniversity.“Andthiswillbeaparticularlyhardholidayforsomewhoaredealingwithalostjobdebtorevenalostlovedone.”
Andwithfamilyreunionsbecominglessfrequenteventsovertheyearsthereisnowtheaddedpressureofgettingjustonechancetogetitallright.“Familiesaremuchmoredifferentnow”saysJohnStutsmanaclinicalpsychologistatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalinChicago.Thedisappointmentandsenseofunfriendlinessthatoftenresultsfromfamilygatheringsheaddsareactuallyarealizationthat“thefantasyisnotmet”.
Stillsayexpertsthebluesshouldbedealtwith.ThemostessentialstepsaysStutsmanisfortheindividualtoadmittheirfeelingsandthereasonfortheirdepression.“Disagreementwillonlycompoundthestressthey'refeeling.”
Stutsmanrecommendspeopledothingsthatarenormallycomfortinginordertogetahandleontheholidaystress.“Ifthey'refeelingalittlebluetheyshouldtrytodothingspersonallysatisfyingforthem.Maybethisisexercisecookingreadingabookormassage.”
Stutsmanalsoadvisesthatsometimes“avoidanceisactuallynotsuchabadidea”.Insomesituationsfulfillingsocialobligationsmaybeself-destructivewhenthebestthingmaybetojuststayhome.“Thehea