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10 Sure Ways to Keep Your New Years Resolutions
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Do we ever learn from our resolutions? Answer me this, if we do--why do we keep making the same resolutions over and over and over, year after year after year? Does that say something about us? Jane Collingwood discusses how we can keep our New Years Resolutions.
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9 Ways to Beat the Bah Humbugs
Learn nine easy ways to help combat the holiday blues. Not everyone delights in all the festivities and joy of the holiday season. People from all walks of life and in all sorts of situations feel depressed, sad or out of it during the holidays. If you have the holiday blues, the following tips may help lift your spirits.
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Alone During the Holidays? Join the crowd
Being alone for the holidays doesn't have to be no fun. Don't make it into a bigger deal than it is.
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Alone for the Holidays
If you're alone for the holidays, this article offers some helpful suggestions on how to make the time go more quickly and keep your mind and your self occupied and happy.
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Capture that Springtime Optimism!
With spring being the season of new growth, can a person go back mentally and spiritually with their life? There is a discussion of Easter, and mainly how to "go back" to help reclaim a person's mental "springtime".
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Christmas Lighting Addiction
It is an age-old question that has haunted people since the first string of lights was strung in the 20th century. Why do some people seem to go a little crazy with the amount of lights and displays they put on their homes and lawns? What makes some people think that this is a good idea? This growing phenomenon has turned into a full-blown behavioral addiction for some. (A tongue-in-cheek look.)
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Coping with Holiday Stress
Six tips from the author on how to deal with holiday stress and overeating.
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Don't Stress Holiday Travel
Have to travel this holiday season? Learn some quick tips to make your travel safer and less stressful.
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Finding Meaning in the Holidays and Christmas
The holidays are a time of year, almost a rite of passage one might say, that you either love or dread. There's little inbetween. Most folks look forward to the holidays and Christmas on some level, perhaps believing they can or will rekindle that childhood feeling of innocence and wonder that usually accompanies this time of the year. Most folks, however, don't usually feel the same kind of anticipation toward the familial obligations the holidays often bring. Few folks look at the time as an opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of the holidays, and why they are meant to be important and special.
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Frozen Feelings ^{Top Rated}
For many people, the Holiday season is a time for excitement and happiness. This is when families are "supposed" to join together and enjoy the warmth and comfort of being surrounded with love. However, for many people, this "family love" is not so warm and comfy.

There are other people who look at the Holidays as a stressed-filled time full of disappointment, anxiety, and sadness. But why? If we are typically encircled by family and friends during this festive time of year, why would some people feel depressed? Oh, the reasons are endless.
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Grieving Through the Holidays
The loss of a loved one (friend or family) is difficult to deal with, but with the holidays coming up, coping becomes even more challenging. Christmas songs are playing on the radio and in stores, people buying gifts, and sounds of laughter are all reminders that there will be at least one less person to find a present for, one less person to share the enjoyment of this 'merry' time of the year; and one less person whose voice and laughter will never be heard from again.
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Holiday Coping Tips ^{Top Rated}
Helpful holiday coping tips from Psych Central and Dr. John Grohol to help you make it through the stressful season of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas.
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Holiday Drinking: Keep It Safe
Don't go overboard with drinking during the holidays, although the temptation (and stress!) is great. This article will help show you how to keep it safe.
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Making New Year's Resolutions That Last ^{Top Rated}
Wouldn't you like to keep your New Year resolutions for a change? This article explains how by setting realistic resolutions, it may help you keep them.
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Making the Most of a Holiday Apart From Your Kids
If you need to be apart from your children during the holidays, this article has some helpful tips to make the time go faster and make it just a little bit easier.
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Managing Children's Expectations: A Key To Happy Holidays
You can help your holidays go more smoothly by managing your children's expectations up-front, before they're disappointed.
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Preparing Kids for Holiday Visits
You'll make your life easier if you prepare your children ahead of time for their holiday travel visits to family and friends.
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Seasonal Stepfamily Stress
If you're a step parent or a step child who needs to deal with step family issues during the holiday, this article offers tips on how to make it through this stressful time.
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Seven Steps to Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions
An article describing seven easy steps that can help you keep your New Year's resolutions.
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Surviving Holiday Family Gatherings
The holiday season is right around the corner, and for many people, it means a time of chaos, bankruptcy, and the dreaded holiday gatherings. Memories of past get-togethers come flooding back, and more often then not, negative incidents have more impact than positive ones. As a result, many people are feeling very stressed out and anxious.

For those people who have mental illness, such as social phobia, depression, and anxiety, the parties are the worst part of the holiday, and the fear starts to grow weeks and sometimes months before the holiday actually arrives. Stores have Christmas paraphernalia set up, the malls are getting busier, and the commercials on TV and radio keep a reminder that Christmas is coming.
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The Ghosts of Holidays Past
How does a person deal with holidays when past holidays are not from the Hallmark Company? Read on, and here's hope for a better holiday!
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The Holiday Train Wreck ^{Top Rated}
Helpful Hints for Navigating the Holidays Successfully. An article from Psych Central's own Dr. John Grohol about some tips for how to ward off the holiday blues, overeating, family stress, and more.
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The Valentine's Day Fray
What is the big deal with Valentine's Day? Do we only get excited about love on February 14th? It sure seems like that! Just ask Hallmark or American Greetings. Why do some people only get excited about love around this time? Jessica Blaszczak discusses why.
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