How To Protect Your Mental Health Over the Holidays

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increases their power. A better approach is to name and acknowledge your feelings, and then give yourself the space to feel them. “It’s okay to not be okay,” says Jackson.

So if you’re super disappointed about Thanksgiving this year? Allow yourself be disappointed. From there, you can figure out a plan to make yourself feel better.Sometimes, Jackson caveats, things just suck and there’s really nothing that’s going to lift your spirits.

In those instances, it’s OK to simply let yourself sit in the discomfort for a bit so long as you establish a time limit to your wallowing.

For example, set a 60-minute timer on your phone and let yourself feel however you’re feeling for that hour. When time’s up, move onto another activity, like cooking a.