Even if you might be reading this after a holiday has passed, you’re still familiar with the feelings of stress, frustration, and even loneliness that a holiday can bring on. Although holidays are traditional times where friends and family come together, the reality is that not everyone has friends and family around them for the holidays. For anxiety sufferers, this often leads to a feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way at all. If you have a holiday coming up where you will be spending all or part of it alone, there are a few things you can do to make the experience a lot more comfortable.
First, the major key is to stay busy for the entire length of the holiday. This is a good time to pick up a hobby you’ve had to pause due to other obligations, or even to finally get a chance to read that book you’ve been waiting to read.
Generally speaking, anxiety symptoms tend to arise when the mind has time to think about them. By surrounding yourself with plenty of pleasurable things to do, you will keep the mind from feeling it’s starved of attention. In addition, you’ll also be sending a silent message to your mind that you really can have a happy holiday without having friends and family around.
It may take some time to really make these changes stick. At first, it is common to still feel a deep loneliness, but as you practice spending time alone you will become more and more comfortable with these additional periods of solitude. There’s no need to feel like you have to have this mastered the first time you try this method — give yourself plenty of time to adjust.
So, how do you handle being around friends and family for the holidays? If you have the opposite problem, then the next post is definitely for you – stay tuned!
I agree with the author and suggest the one should go for a holiday to those places where he can remain close to nature. Nature is a healing element in its own way. Choose to spend time near water, mountains or greenery. These natural places would help you cure your anxiety and have a great relaxing time too. Picking up a hobby is also very important. I have seen people visiting Ashrams in India and living close to nature accompanied by a vegetarian diet. When they return they are transformed into better people. That might help you as well!