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People in the News

Saturday, October 18, 2025

People in the News

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Dealing with the holiday blues

Winter is less than two weeks away. Many, however, already are dreading its arrival.

For some of us, winter is a season that brings a paucity of sunshine and an abundance of bitter, cold emotions and memories.

Trapped under a fortification of heavy, movement-restraining clothing, we find ourselves isolated in our homes. Better to stay warm and protected under piles of blankets than to wander outside to a cold rejecting environment.

For many, Winter brings an inner sense of depression, despair and fatigue.

If we have lost others in the past during this season, it may take a while to understand the roots and magnitude of our irritability and sadness. Psychologists call these anniversary reactions.

We soon find ourselves exhausted by the temporary feeling of success in our gift-shopping sprees, only to quickly see the limiting imperfections of our bought gifts.

Many individuals find that this season brings the darkness of depression; for some of these, the very lack of enough sunlight causes a mood disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD.)

Our body’s biochemical circadian rhythms are impacted by the changing seasons, especially during the winter months.

Some will find relief in light therapy (phototherapy.)