Holidays are not cheerful for everybody
Psychologists have some solid advice for those who find the ‘festive season’ anything but
It’s the festive season and time to eat‚ drink and be merry. But the Christmas holidays leave some people wanting to drown their sorrows. TimesLIVE spoke to Dessy Tzoneva from the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) about why the festive season is difficult for some. • No work or traffic chaos … to keep you away from troubled relationships There is no distraction of work‚ school‚ chores and the usual routines to be a buffer between family members who may be having difficulties. Tzoneva says that vacations can highlight tensions that families or couples may have managed to avoid all year. "If there are difficulties and these have not been addressed‚ at [holiday time] people are left without the distraction of work. They are left with nothing but each other." • After the holiday‚ you need a holiday Holidays can get busy and people get caught up in the Christmas pressure of consumerism and materialism. "There is so much happening and so much expectation‚" says Tzoneva. S...
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