Holidays can be a real mixed bag of emotions for people.
For many, it is a joyful, cheerful time to reunite with friends and family and revel in holiday festivities. For still others, it can be full of grief. Everyone in the world seems to be feeling very happy, but you don t feel that way, says Ken Doka, Ph.D., an expert on grief and bereavement, describing the typical feeling of someone experiencing grief during the holidays. If you feel down around the holidays, you certainly aren t alone. The blues can also be caused by loneliness, sadness or grief over someone who is no longer there.