Six Ways to Stay Sane During the Holidays

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6. Recognize Real Disorders. If your sadness seems more serious than the holiday blues, it may be a sign of a more significant mental-health condition, such as depression. (The Mayo Clinic has this list of signs of depression). If you find yourself not enjoying any elements of the holiday season, the experts strongly suggest seeking out professional help—you can start with your family physician. Also, the lack of light during winter hours can be hard on anyone, but it's particularly difficult for those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. More information on SAD is available from the National Institute of Health.

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Posted By: darlenep @ 12/03/2007 1:13:50 PM

It is about gratitude and the reason, however when one makes meal after meal (with many thankful comments) yet they all disappear when clean up comes it's hard to remain cheerful! Is it proper to ask for help beforehand so that we may all be cheerful. A.
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Posted By: DrDave02740 @ 11/29/2007 5:34:57 PM

THANK YOU! Sarah Kliff! I was starting to "get lost" in that holiday spin, then came across your article....Back to basics and back to noticing all that holiday cheer, with gratitude and peace-of-mind! All the Best, Dr Dave at fat2trim.com.
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Posted By: Denver @ 11/25/2007 11:31:04 PM

For MBoston: start a new tradition...now. It sounds as if your husband may be your main problem. Are they there for him? They don't sound like they're there for you. So, they're acting out, passively-aggressively. And so perhaps are you. Say something. Or better yet, do something different. It will make waves perhaps. It will not be comfortable perhaps even for you, the first year or even maybe the second, but with time, you'll learn to stop swallowing your voice and become more comfortable with setting boundaries... I give this advice out of experience, the kind that comes only with time spent making the hard choices.