Get a Head Start on Managing Holiday Anxiety and Depression This Year
We know it can feel strange to talk seriously about the holidays in September, but this is an important conversation if you struggle with anxiety during the holiday season. After all, Halloween is only a few weeks away, and the holiday spirit will start to fill the air the next morning.
What Does a Recent Survey Tell Us?
Last holiday season, the American Psychological Association conducted an online survey on holiday stress. During three days, the survey collected 2,061 participants’ answers to 10 questions. This survey’s data is covered in a PDF from the APA.
Seventy percent of participants reported feeling moderate or high stress during the holiday season. If the holidays make you feel anxious, you are clearly not alone.
What Causes Holiday Anxiety?
As you read this, take a few deep breaths. Now, calmly think about what causes holiday anxiety and stress within you.
Do any of these answers match yours:
- Family conflicts
- Too many demands on your time
- Uncertainty about finding the right gift for everyone on your list
- Peoples’ unrealistic expectations
- Finances
Just reading that list could make a person feel understandably stressed or anxious.
Can Holiday Anxiety Cause Depression?
Anxiety and depression are often a package deal, so you probably remember times when you’ve felt simultaneously anxious and depressed during the holidays. We encourage you to remember that anxiety, stress and depression frequently generate a snowball effect. Each problem can increase and compound the others.
Fortunately, you can comfortably manage these adversaries’ impacts.
How Can You Manage Holiday Anxiety, Stress and Depression?
Use these tips to boost your chances of a happy holiday season:
- Create a holiday budget, and stick to it.
- Plan your gatherings well in advance.
- Shop early.
- Don’t worry about people’s expectations.
- Be willing to decline invitations.
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How Do You Get a Head Start That Can Help You Avoid Holiday Stress and Depression?
If you already feel anxious about the holidays and you have a history of depression, we encourage you to talk with us about transcranial magnetic stimulation from WIN-TMS. We specialize in this modern therapy. It helps people who experience recurring depression that resists other treatments, and it offers an exceptional path to a happier holiday season:
- You can drive yourself to our convenient appointments.
- Results are possible within two weeks.
- Our treatment does not require medication.
- Over 80% of TMS patients experience improvement.
- This treatment is covered by insurance.
You can obtain TMS therapy at our four clinics around Milwaukee. To book your first appointment, reach out to us now.
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