Russian psychiatrists, in a conversation with RBC, named the cause of the holiday depression and revealed ways to cope with it.
So, according to psychotherapist and psychiatrist Yevgeny Novitsky, accepting yourself and being loyal to weaknesses can help those who are faced with the difficulties of 2020 to spend time with benefit during the holidays. According to the specialist, most often the cause of depression is not the holidays in themselves, but the depressive conditions that a person already has.
At the same time, he emphasized that work and everyday activities help to stay in good shape and be distracted from their inner experiences. The specialist urged not to “drag out the feeling of a holiday”, but simply to relax and indulge your little desires.
For those who have accumulated a lot of suppressed emotions, the doctor advised to arrange an “emotional detox”, for example, to vent anger.
At the same time, the head of the mednauka.net project, psychiatrist-narcologist Mikhail Tetyushkin believes that if a person feels uncomfortable, it is necessary to determine whether it is already a disease or just such a reaction to an unsuccessful year for many in general. p>
The specialist emphasized that in case of long depression it is necessary to consult a specialist, since self-medication and adherence to a healthy lifestyle in such a situation will help little.
Earlier, the former chief sanitary doctor of Russia, State Duma deputy Gennady Onishchenko advised the Russians to sleep on the eve of the first working day. The parliamentarian also called on citizens to closely monitor their health over the next week. People with hypertensive diseases should pay special attention to their well-being.