How do we avoid festive melancholia?

For many, holidays are well below these expectations, which can lead to increased stress, mild depression, and anxiety.

Experts call this emotional response the “melancoli of the holidays”, Kosovo Press broadcast.

While you think of holiday melancholes, you can remember a party that left you with feelings that were not exactly a festive situation that caused your holiday melancho...

What causes holiday melancholes?

Here are some things that can cause melancholine during the holidays or describe your typical party:

Unrealistic holiday receptions. Wait for a good party all day.

Too much demand for parties, jobs, shopping, parties, decorations, TV viewing, family responsibilities

Assumptions of previous holidays

Conflictual Family Relations That Could Worse During Holidays

Expenses for Holidays

Overdrinking of Alcohol and Foods for Holidays

Knowledge of another person's “

If any of these things can happen to you, do not lose hope.

How can you maintain your mood?

Maintain healthy habits. Eat healthful food, get sufficient sleep, and exercise regularly.

Adopt realistic expectations. Don't expect perfect parties. They don't exist.

Avoid comparing your holidays with what you see in social media. Remember, most people only post good things.

Fights are possible. Do not expect members of your family who are at odds throughout the year to be loved during the holidays.

Make a budget, and try to respect that excess expenses only exacerbate the holiday situation.

Set proper boundaries. Give priority to demands for your time, and do not answer all specific calls and activities. Be realistic - what you can and cannot do. Avoid excessive commitments so that you do not end up with too much commitment and are overloaded with disappointment.

Volunteerism. Help someone who needs help or give a gift to a poor child or family.

Enjoy the social holidays, such as exhibitions, concerts...

Use alcohol moderately. Alcohol only improves the mood at first, but it can intensify festive melancholes.

Manage excessive food consumption. Hunger or overindulgence will only increase stress. Eat healthful food before you go to the party. Hunger will move you to exceed during the holiday.

Choose some activities that you feel will be more useful in trying this year.

Counsel

After the holidays, review the list of what you have planned and see how you have done and what you have done.

Would you like to add some things to your list next year to further strengthen your holidays?

If so, make those decisions now with your fresh mind and your vacation plan ready. So in the next year you'll have a less obligation on your list.

Festivals are an excellent opportunity to be associated with others, to relax and reflect, and to enjoy feelings of love and gratitude.

To maintain a good holiday mood, be careful about the behaviors and situations that cause stress and negative emotions, and make long - term decisions that will make your holiday healthy and enjoyable. Wish everyone a happy party!