Turns out, there could be a real, deep-seated reason that's driving your desire to deck the halls. Psychoanalyst, Steve McKeown tells Unilad, "Although there could be a number of symptomatic reasons why someone would want to obsessively put up decorations early, it's most commonly for nostalgic reasons, either to relive the magic or to compensate for past neglect. "In a world full of stress and anxiety people like to associate to things that make them happy and Christmas decorations evoke those strong feelings of childhood," he tells.
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