This month, we are approaching that time of year often associated with the “holiday blues.” Generally, this refers to feelings that get triggered and/or exacerbated in a person during holidays, especially when there’s a cluster of holidays together (i.e., Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s). These “blues” are often due to things including: 1) unresolved issues related to one’s original family, such as one’s parent/s, sibling, etc., since holidays often remind one of his/her family experiences more profoundly than less significant times of the year, and 2) loneliness (due to one not having a significant other and/or adequate support system, living away from friends and family, the “empty nest” syndrome, etc.).
LOS ANGELES PSYCHOLOGIST | INDIVIDUALS • COUPLES • FAMILIES