Title: The 5 Emotional Stages Of Christmas — Excitement Through Depression
Headings: The 5 Emotional Stages Of Christmas — Excitement Through Depression
The 5 Emotional Stages Of Christmas — Excitement Through Depression
Anticipation
Excitement
Satisfaction
Weakness
Depression

Content: Despite your best efforts to resist, you feel the only way to keep your momentum going and not dissolve on the couch completely is to turn up the Andy Williams, pour yourself another glass of wine, and continue to eat because that’s what the jolly Saint Nick would want from you. Now, pull yourself together and rally! Depression
It’s December 26. You aren’t sure how it happened, but you’re still on the couch, tucked in, with your fuzzy blanket and a half-eaten cookie in hand. The last thing you remember is playing "Sleigh Ride" one last time, much to the chagrin of your family members and shouting belligerently that you “must keep the spirit of Christmas alive!” As you comprehend that the most anticipated day of the year is over, you find yourself lost and confused. While you lay on the couch, deep in thought and finish your cookie, you realize it may not be the actual day of Christmas you look forward to the most, but the excitement and anticipation that surrounds the holiday season as a whole. Christmas is understandably the climax of the season, but from the wrapping of gifts, to the decorating of the tree, to the arrival of family members, you realize the compassion and love surrounding this holiday and all seasonal holidays are what makes this time special. It only took a couple listens to “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” and a cookie/wine blackout to realize that. Yes, it’s December 26, and that kind of sucks, but the good news is there are a ton of leftovers;