How to Manage Holiday Stress and Anxiety

However you celebrate the holidays, it’s important to realize that along with group and family gatherings and celebrations can come stress, anxiety, loneliness or other intense feelings. Sometimes we put pressure on ourselves to make everything picture perfect. The truth is holidays can also be very stressful.

Check out this great blog / article by Dr. Greg Jantzen with great tips and information about managing the stress of the holiday season.

“The holiday season is supposed to be filled with bright lights, delicious food, warmth, and loved ones. It is a time to be grateful for the abundance in your life, and to share gratitude and appreciation with others.

Unfortunately for some people, it can also be a time of intense loneliness, depression, anxiety, and debilitating stress. The loss of a loved one, especially in the past year, can cause overwhelming grief during this season.

Left unresolved, these feelings develop a life of their own, creating stress that, overtime, can lead to emotional exhaustion and other problems.”