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: You have been awake for far too long, had way too many cookies and (according to your Mom) “way too much wine.” Doesn’t she know it’s Christmas? Your excited and festive persona has begun to diminish, and you realize it’s been three hours since you’ve moved from the couch. Though your siblings have packed theirs away and straightened up the living room, your gifts are still strewn about, wrapping paper still stuck to the sides, and somehow, you’ve managed to get a sticky Christmas bow stuck in your hair. You start to panic that this day is half over and the Christmas spirit you’ve enjoyed for the past month is beginning to wane. 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!”