Christmas is a major stress time for many people, which can accentuate the symptoms. And if you live alone or are spending Christmas apart from the ones you love that doesn't help either. If you live in the UK, then you may have heard Brian May (of Queen) speaking about depression on Radio 4 yesterday, plus an uplifting tale of someone who got hit by lightening and survived. The podcast is available at Saturday Live I think for another week until 2nd January. I found it helpful.
On the positive side, we are now past the winter solstice and the days are lengthening - got to be good news! Spring is on the way! :-)
I've got some tough personal problems to solve in 2010, but let's start by being positive- plan yourself a Happy New Year!
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I'm going to think about a sunny holiday I had in Brazil - that helps to cheer me up!
Rio de Janeiro from Charitas
