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how I'm fighting post holiday depression this year

How I’m Fighting Post-Holiday Depression This Year

November 24, 2019 Sara Martin Leave a comment

People experience depression every year during the holiday season; here’s how I plan to manage post-holiday depression in my own life.

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Posted in: Wellness Filed under: christmas, depression, holidays, mental health, mental illness, post holiday depression, purpose, self care

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I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-mo I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-moment joy, like life is good in this body on this planet in this moment in time. I was on a walk with my family. I looked up above the green trees and saw a blue sky with wispy clouds cradling the pale moon, a speck of an airplane passing by it and a thin white line trailing behind. The early summer air held the scent of grilling wafting from backyards and flowers that tugged at some vague summer memory from the past, pulling up a feeling of nostalgia with it.⁣ ⁣ I wish it were easier to feel moments like this. Just in the present, happy to be existing moments. Not weighed down by existential thoughts. The heaviness of reality. Of the human condition. The suffering that exists in the world. It's like my brain's default is to operate in existential dread mode. ⁣ ⁣ I feel a responsibility to carry this heaviness around with me. Like it's the least I can do, to acknowledge my place as a human being in a world so corrupted by humanity. Can I still be a responsible tenant of this place I call home though, and allow myself feel more moments of joy to exist here?
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