It happens that our mental health is not in the best condition. Unpleasant feelings, lack of motivation and mood, anxiety and stress overwhelm us a few days before the end of another year. It is possible, beyond all this joy and celebration that exists around us, to feel emotionally empty, not knowing what will come next.
According to experts, the holiday season can bring feelings of anxiety and stress and according to them, this is a normal event and is an opportunity to take advantage of it and be an inspiration to make the right resolutions for this year. There are many factors that can cause stress and anxiety just before the new year. And they are about the many obligations that come with the new year, to the disappointment we may feel about the year that passed and we did not achieve what we wanted to do.
"Add to all this the uncertainty that a new year brings and it doesn't take much to make us emotionally vulnerable. Plus the holiday cheer has come and gone after the Christmas holidays and this glittering season is coming to an end, giving yet another reason for gloom.
According to Jacqueline Carson, a specialist psychotherapist, there are methods and solutions to the unpleasant feelings and anxiety we can feel just before New Year's Eve.
In the beginning it is important to let these feelings surface and try to understand where exactly they are coming from and what is causing them. Then, according to Carson, it would be good to maintain our routine during the holidays and not go off schedule.
"The best way to deal with the stress and anxiety of the holidays is to stick to our schedule, our morning routine, and make sure we rest, staying grounded and in the present."
The most important thing is to trust the circumstances and go with the flow of life.