After Holiday Blues

As the Christmas tree comes down, decorations put away, loved ones pack up their van and drive back home, people tend to feel lonely. No one likes this time of the year because it's not exciting to take down the lights and ornaments on the tree and let them rot in a box in the attic until next year. Looking around a once festive house and seeing nothing but bare walls can make a person feel depressed and sad. This is very common for most people to go through after the holiday season. However there are several ways in which someone can cope with this sort of depression.  

Find something to take your mind off it. Find a hobby that interests you; something that requires your full attention. Something such as a sport, both watching or playing can redirect your focus. If you're too busy focusing on something else, you won't be spending all your time worrying about things and feeling sorry for yourself. 

 If you look around and find yourself all alone, this can also cause depression. Engaging in a hobby that involves interaction with other living things can help lighten your mood and make you feel social again. That's why most people say to get a dog, they're social and feel like family. Having any sort of pet that you can interact with can help you feel less alone. Even if you're an introvert like me and don't like being around people, everyone needs the feeling of being social; that's one of the reasons why many people become depressed is because they feel all alone in the world with no one to talk to.  

The feeling of sadness and despair that follows January first can stay and make a home for itself if you don't do something about it. Don't let your emotions run your life! If you do you will get up like this girl. Nowhere to go and no one to love her because she doesn't accept love into her life. Don't be afraid of love just because you're not familiar with it.  

Eventually this feeling of "After Holiday Blues" will fade away into nothing more than old Christmas cards and lots of memories. However, it'll only go away if you let it. Many people say they don't want help because they don't want that feeling of loneliness to go away. They want to hold on to those feelings because that's all they have left of those beautiful memories they have with loved ones. This is definitely not healthy and should be address immediately. Don't suffer when you do not have to. 

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