I'm sure that over the past few years you've seen articles about the holiday blues, maybe even the one I wrote. To briefly recap, having the holidays blues isn't the same thing as being depressed during the holidays. No, the holiday blues can strike any of us, whether we have depression or not. Some of the symptoms of clinical depression will usually be present. You might have sadness, sleep or appetite disturbances, anxiety or difficulty concentrating.
But, I hear you say, aren't the holidays...
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