- Stress, Depression, and the Holidays: 12 Tips for Coping
Discusses the trigger points of holiday stress and 12 strategies for dealing with it. From the Mayo Clinic.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/MH00030
- Coping With Holiday Stress
Advice from psychologist Dorothy Cantor on dealing with stress caused by the holidays.
www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=8
- MedicineNet.com: Holiday Depression and Stress
Learn about what causes holiday blues, tips for coping with holiday stress and depression, and how reduced daylight factors into winter time sadness.
www.medicinenet.com/holiday_depression_and_stress/article.htm
- Holiday Depression and Stress
Lists a few ways to cope with stress and depression during the holiday season. From the National Mental Health Association.
www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=C7DF954D-1372-4D20-C80ED0A7AB69D250
- Holiday Stress and Divorced Families
Coping strategies for children in single-parent and step-family homes.
www.nncc.org/Curriculum/sac12_holiday.stress.html
- Survival Guide to the Holiday Season
Addresses overeating and alcohol consumption.
www.ceri.com/holiday.htm
- Holiday Stress: Fact or Friction
Examines the distinction between holiday blues and holiday stress.
www.stressdoc.com/holiday.htm
- AHealthyMe.com: Holiday Stress
Find tips for coping with holiday stress and how to simplify the season.
www.ahealthyme.com/topic/holidaystress
- Holiday Stress-Busters
Looks at how changing expectations can help beat back the dread.
www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-3894,00.html
- Managing Holiday Stress
To make this holiday season a happy and peaceful one, look for healthy ways to manage stress.
family.samhsa.gov/be/holidaystress.aspx
- About.com: Stress and the Holiday Season - Understanding and Managing Holiday Stress
Guide for avoiding holiday stress, travel burnout, mall meltdown, money worries, and the holiday blues.
stress.about.com/od/understandingstress/a/holiday_stress.htm
- Holiday Stress: When Family Fun Is No Fun
Tips on staying sane during the hectic holidays, including articles on learning to worry less and not letting perfection spoil the party.
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24602/9053.html
- Overcome Holiday Stress
Clinical psychologist presents clear, useful techniques to help cope with and overcome holiday stress.
www.selfhelpsolutions.homestead.com/holidaystress.html
- Holiday Stress Busters for Big and Little People
(PDF)
Offers ideas that can help you and your family work together to reduce holiday stress. In PDF format.
ohioline.osu.edu/bb-fact/pdf/bb_k_4.pdf
- Avoiding Holiday Depression and Stress
Offers several tips for heading off the blues.
none.coolware.com/health/medical_reporter/holidays.html
- Holiday Survival Kit
Find ideas and advice for parents on surviving the holiday season. Learn how to rediscover the meaning of the holidays, keep the holidays safe, avoid holiday stress, and get to where you're going with your sanity intact.
fun.familyeducation.com/holidays-and-celebrations/stress/33121.html?detoure...
- About.com: Graduate School: Handle Your Holiday Stress
Relaxation tips for grad students.
gradschool.about.com/library/weekly/aa121100a.htm
- Oprah.com: Holiday Do's and Don'ts
Articles about reducing holiday stress this season. Offers solutions for keeping your sanity through family, gifts, expectations, and health concerns.
www.oprah.com/omagazine/200211/omag_200211_solutions.jhtml
- ABC News: Holiday Stress Brings Anxiety and Abuse
Article examines how unrealistic pressures, caused by holiday stress, can result in drug and alcohol abuse and family violence.
www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=276559
- Holiday Stress Busters
Suggestions for enjoying the holidays more.
www.realtytimes.com/rtnews/rtapages/20011030_stress.htm
|