It's kind of hard to completely enjoy your holiday when you're anticipating some form of unpleasantness. Generally, the most we do is roll our eyes and complain to the other family members the next day, and unfortunately that doesn't change anything.

Lack of Emotional Fulfillment

In a way, it's not surprising that many of us feel rather empty during or after the holidays. Our expectations are usually high, and in most cases they're influenced by the Christmases of our childhoods. You know, that time of life when we had no bills or jobs and we were excited about Santa? Let's face it, a grown up Christmas is going to be different from the child's Christmas. Not necessarily worse, just different.

There are myriad reasons why the holidays may disappoint us in an emotional or spiritual sense. Very often we've lost touch with what it is that really brings us enjoyment, and we just need to re-discover it.

Not taking care of ourselves

Let's count the ways in which we abuse our bodies during the holidays. We drink too much, eat too much of the wrong type of food, don't get enough sleep, neglect our exercise routine, don't take time to de-stress...have I forgotten anything? Your health can affect your mood, certainly enough to contribute to the holidays blues.


It's no wonder that most of us view the holidays with mixed emotions, and that some of us go past plain old stress and fatigue to temporary depression. That's not how it has to be, though, and I will offer some suggestions in my next SharePost to help you combat the problem.