Holiday blue: Holiday depression is a real phenomenon and what does science say?

Holidays - like Christmas should be a happy occasion. But in the end, many people just feel tired, loss of mood, depression.

Christmas is near, everyone should feel happy, you just get bored and tired. But actually not only you, but the mood of many people also goes down during the holidays. Elaine Rodino, a psychologist at Pennsylvania State University, says more than half of us feel that way in the last weeks of the year.

Do you know the term "winter blue" ? It is one of the words to show, when people's moods often go down in the winter. And according to Rodino, people are more prone to "holiday blue" , which is depressive holidays .

"Holiday blue is a real phenomenon" - Rodino said.

Essentially not a pathology.

However, Rodino said this is not really a pathology.The main reason why people feel tired is that the events associated with the festival, such as having to meet family members, and most importantly when thinking about the money to spend.

"Year-end holidays are one of the most exciting occasions for people to feel" moodless " - quoted Jonathan Himmelhoch, a psychiatrist who has over 40 years of experience.

"You suddenly fell into the scene of competing for a TV controller with your cousin all year without seeing your face. Of course the problem is not just a control, but a feeling of competition among family members together. " - Pauline Wallin, sharing behavioral psychologist.

College students are also not out of the list of "mood drop" holidays. For Western students, the end of the year is the time when they have just completed the exam, and what scared them the most was a series of questions about the situation when they first walked through the door.

"The academic achievement is quite troublesome. It is fine to be honest with parents about a poor study, but the fear of making them disappointed is huge" - Sherry Molock, a psychologist at the University George Washington shared.

She added: "Many students feel anxious not to share this information with their families."

In addition, students are also a period of time when decisions can be made that cause major changes, such as changing disciplines, having lovers (which parents don't like) . "I was surprised to see many students were afraid to tell their parents about wanting to change disciplines, fearing that their parents would disagree " - Molock shared.

All have made the holidays of many people become torturous. But the good news is .

Holiday blue will end, probably during the holiday, but it may also be after the holiday.

Holiday blue will not last forever

It will be over, maybe during the holiday, but it may also be after the holiday is like the feeling of winter blue . "It's okay to be sad on the holidays," Wallin said. "I have always told patients that Christmas is just like the other days, only 24 hours a day. They realize it and have more positive thoughts."

In addition, data from CDC also show that the depression rate leading to suicide at the end of the year is also decreasing. Although they were tired of having to gather family, their presence made the possibility of suicide lower.

However, according to Wallin, the trend is more worrisome than the suicide rate in spring is high - most often in the year. This tendency is often in the case of depression, it is easy to have negative thoughts and cause harmful behaviors.

"If you find yourself unable to stand up for weeks after the holidays, you should seek psychiatrist help. That is a very bad sign," Rodino said.