Christmas Blues: How to Avoid them

I have another blog ad thought I would post this on here to hopefully help someone with the Christmas Blues, or Holiday Blues. 

It is the time of year, again where we are shopping for the Holidays. Christmas is a beautiful season, but to many it is frustrating, filled with Malls over priced and over crowded, people running round to get things done, and it is also the High Stress time of year. 

  Here are some words of advice about how to keep the Season Jolly with out getting the Christmas Blues:

I will not sign my name to this but I can help you miss the Christmas blues. 

First: don’t expect to be so happy. Overly high expectations are to blame here. Your natural state of happiness is dwarfed by high hopes of a season to be jolly. 

Second: if you are a prudent, thrifty, and responsible you will be dismayed by frivolous spending all around you. So learn quickly this cannot be stopped and console yourself that Christmas debt is the easiest of all debts to justify. 

Third: While music is a great crutch to pull us back from depression a steady diet of sentimental Christmas Carols does just the opposite. It is important to direct your seasonal selections to uplifting carols such as jingle bells, up on the house top, and Rudolph.

Fourth: Getting the holiday spirit does not mean drinking more spirits. Substitute the gym for the bar and fill the refrigerator with fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Fifth: You will find that those around you become absorbed with notions that take their attention away from you. It is best not to ask them to put you first for it won’t work and if it does you will feel guilty. 

Six: Christmas will add loneliness to the lonely if they don’t catch the Christmas Spirit. If they do discover the spirit of the one for whom the holiday exist, then they will become less lonely long after Christmas has come and gone. 

Seven: Many of us are unhappy to begin with so here is a chance to shine by knowing you will soon be joined by all those who soon will be contracting Christmas blues.

Eight: Don’t take days off and don’t use those holiday vacation days. If you keep busy by working overtime right you won’t even have time to get the blues.

Eight: Even though most who get the blues are adults the root cause is that they don’t believe in Santa Claus. The only known cure for this tragedy is to find a child and be a Santa Claus proving once and for all that Santa exists. 

Nine:  Notice that in so many Christmas stories thrust upon us there is a main character who has lived a selfish life. These stories will activate your conscience leading you down the path of self- deprecation. Here is what you must do. When first sensing a voice from your conscience, slip an unsigned note telling someone you are going to be their Christmas pixie. Then for 12 days do something nice. This will silence your conscience for 12 days before Christmas and with luck you will get back to work before you contract the blues.

Lastly: You might be lucky enough to learn that Christmas is not about getting more presents, partying, drinking, eating, time off, TV Christmas specials or increasing sales. If this happens and with good fortune you might be able to become a little more religious and notice; religious people don’t get the Christmas blues.