Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
I celebrate Christmas, which means today — Christmas Eve — I’m surrounded by friends and family and fortunately an extremely low number of gifts (our families decided to focus on the children this year, much to my delight). Over the years, I’ve become more and more aware of — and sad to the point of sobbing about — how our society has turned Christmas into a gluttonous commercial nightmare. To me, the holidays aren’t about tangible gifts and possibly putting oneself in even more debt.
The fewer presents we buy each year, the better.
Anyway, whether you celebrate or not, I hope you’re having an amazing weekend so far (remember, there’s only one more left this year!) and take some time out to check out the latest on dealing with holiday depression triggers, discussing your mental health with your boss, how caregiving can help the elderly live longer, and more.
How To Recognize And Defeat Holiday Depression Triggers [VIDEO]: Learn about the most common causes of sadness during the holidays — such as social isolation, grief over losing a loved one, and seasonal affective disorder — and how you can conquer those triggers.
How Do You Distinguish Between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness? According to Nathaniel P. Morris, a physician who specializes in mental health, the two states of mind (religious fervor and mental illness) share several similar characteristics.
What to Tell Your Boss About Your Mental Health Diagnosis: As with any health condition, a mental illness diagnosis can affect your career. So, how do you handle the situation with your employer and keep your job intact? Not everyone’s path is the same, but it is important to focus on knowing your rights, utilizing any in-house help your company offers, and having a willingness to be flexible.
How Batman Helps Me Survive My Mental Illness: “Endure, Master Wayne.”
Helping Pays Off: People Who Care for Others Live Longer: According to a new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, a team of researchers have determined that older people who help and support other people end up living longer lives, showing that caregiving can have a positive affect regarding a caregiver’s mortality.
Here’s the Most Effective Way to Say No to Things You Don’t Want to Do: So, so many of us feel obligated, for a variety of reasons, to do whatever is asked of us, and it seems one reason we can’t break that cycle is because we’re using the wrong word: instead of saying “I can’t,” be firm and say “I don’t.”
from World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/12/24/psychology-around-the-net-december-24-2016/
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