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How to spend a Merry Christmas, even if this year got your loved one?

How to spend a Merry Christmas, even if this year got your loved one?

The holiday season is a wonderful time to surround yourself with loved ones, but if you have recently lost a loved one, they can turn into bitter days. An expert has some suggestions on how to manage your emotions during the most exciting time of the year.

1. Share memories with loved ones near you

The absence of a lover deepens even more when no one talks about it. Instead of trying to avoid talking about it, remember. Remember stories that make you laugh.

2. Mix old traditions with new ones

Honoring the life of a loved one can force you not to turn on the music, not to make baklava, but not to pay attention to these traditions. Instead, combine one or two traditions that you have appreciated and combine them with the modern celebrant.

3. Seek mental health support

Join support groups, attend community trust lectures or events, and seek professional support from a therapist.

Connecting with others can help you avoid isolation, which can increase your risk of depression. Acknowledging and addressing your loss is an important step in the pain healing process.

4. Pay attention to the symptoms of pain

Fatigue, loss of appetite, and feelings of apathy and hopelessness can be signs that your grief can reach the point of depression.

* The Huffington Post article was adapted in Albanian by Tiranapost.al