Title: Holiday Gatherings With Family: Tips for Holiday Stress and Anxiety
Headings: Home for the Holidays
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Home for the Holidays
Tips for overcoming holiday anxiety and stress.
What Causes Holiday Stress?

Content: Plan to drop by the holiday party for a couple of hours instead of staying all night. Don’t worry about how things should be. “ There’s a lot of cultural pressure during the holidays,” says Duckworth. “ We tend to compare ourselves with these idealized notions of perfect families and perfect holidays.” But in fact, most people have less than perfect holiday gatherings -- they have family tension, melancholy, and dry turkey too. If you have negative feelings, don’t try to deny them. Remember that there’s nothing wrong or shameful or unusual about feeling down during the holidays. Depression During the Holidays: Getting Help
For many people battling holiday stress, changing expectations and behavior can make a big difference. But not always.