“A man needs a holiday.” A psychologist on how to celebrate the New Year
By: Ads Mmudrft
Tags: Fun, Christmas, New Year, Holidays

The end of December and the beginning of January traditionally turn into an endless series of festive troubles. You go out into the street — there are Christmas bazaars everywhere, you come for groceries — a cashier wearing a Santa Claus hat … But this passing year is also special. And masks have long become not a carnival attribute. How to create a good mood for yourself in today’s difficult situation, “AiF-Voronezh” asked a practicing psychologist Anush Davtyan.

Reason to rejoice

Anastasia Khodykina, AiF-Voronezh: Anush Aramovna, the coronavirus has made a lot of adjustments in our lives, every day we learn about hundreds of new cases. Is it possible against such a background to find a reason for joy and how to do it?

Anush Davtyan: Considering that we are dealing with a pandemic, and the vaccine was invented only recently, it is not surprising that the number of cases is growing. Unfortunately, this is our reality. But the New Year as a holiday is also our reality. And if we ignore one of these realities, then we will either be in sadness and despondency, or, on the contrary, in inappropriate and unrestrained fun, reminiscent of a feast during the plague. It seems to me that it is important to find a middle ground and give room for different feelings.

We are really going through not the simplest, but not the most difficult times now. And if we touch on history, then people did not lose heart and arranged small and large holidays even in the most terrible periods of human existence. The fact is that a person cannot constantly live in a state of labor or disaster. He needs a holiday, because the holiday itself is therapeutic. It allows you to temporarily escape from anxiety, disappointment, sadness, saves you from despondency and depression. And if we manage to plunge into the atmosphere of celebration at this time, to be in a good mood, our vitality (a feeling of fullness of vitality — ed.) Increases.

If you are celebrating the New Year, this is already a reason to rejoice, because you managed to survive these long months of the pandemic. And if you find a good way to express warm feelings and thank your friends and loved ones for something, this will be another opportunity to cheer up yourself and others and feel happy.

What to leave behind?

- Can you give advice on how to tune in to the positive and really believe that the New Year should be the beginning of a better life?

In life, something is changing all the time, updated. And we can influence this in the following way: change attitudes, attitudes towards life in general and towards something specific, rebuild our behavior, and form new habits and skills. This will definitely create the feeling that everything is not the same with us, but some new amazing life has begun. And this feeling can inspire us, inspire and help us move forward.

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