Title: How to Cope With Spending the Holidays Alone
Headings: How to Cope With Spending the Holidays Alone
How to Cope With Spending the Holidays Alone
Focus on the Present
Don’t Set Up Unrealistic Expectations
Distract Yourself by Helping Others
Create Your Own Tradition
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Just being aware of these subtle expectations can go a long way. Remember: the “magic” of the holidays is fun, but it’s also a bunch of hype that doesn’t have much to do with reality. Your holiday experience can still be enjoyable without matching up to the movies. Distract Yourself by Helping Others
If you’re up for it, volunteering is a great way to distract yourself from the holiday blues, spend time around other people, and help the less fortunate. For example: Help the homeless
Deliver meals
Visit a nursing home
What’s more, volunteering is actually a great way to boost happiness, too. A German study published by the Institute for the Study of Labor, for example, found that, after volunteering, workers reported a decrease in their overall well being when that volunteering opportunity went away. Advertisement
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Create Your Own Tradition
It might help to take matters into your own hands.