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Unless you're superwoman fueled on shots of double expresso lattes all day, the holidays can be exhausting. The stress of earnestly trying to detangle strand after strand of white Christmas lights, finding the perfect spot for the tacky inflatable snowman, sending out dozens of greeting cards (after stressing over capturing the "perfect" family photo where you have threatened your kids to pretend not to hate each other "or else") and fighting mobs of people at Target who are also mindlessly wandering the aisles in search of that "just what I've always wanted gift" (which rarely exists), can not only leave us resentful of the holidays, it can leave us feeling depressed and like it's not such A Wonderful Life after all. To find out just how common the holiday blues are (more than you think) and how to deal with them without totally becoming a Grinch around Christmas-time, we consulted with Dr. Deborah Serani, an author and psychologist specializing in depression. Here is what she had to say: More »Post from: Blisstree