While Mother’s Day isn’t perceived as one of the holidays that causes people stress and depression, some people do experience intense sadness.
Mother’s Day can make someone extremely sad if she lost a child or has a sour relationship with one. As everyone else is enjoying time with her families, a mother who has a lot of sorrow over her relationship can feel utter depression over it.
How to Deal with Mother’s Day Depression
Just because you may not have someone who is honoring you for Mother’s Day, it doesn’t mean that you can’t honor someone else. It doesn’t have to be your mother, but it can be someone else who is a mother. Showing that mother how special you think she is will make her feel great about herself and will make you feel good because you brought happiness to her day.
If this sounds too painful, you should try to stay as busy as possible. Keeping your mind off the holiday is the best way to get over the day without hiding in your room. Plan your day as you normally would and don’t consider that it is a holiday.
Don’t forget that you deserve to treat yourself sometimes. Just because you don’t have someone treating you doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it to yourself. Go out to dinner with friends who also don’t have Mother’s Day plans or buy yourself some cake or chocolate. While you may not have a relationship with your son or daughter, you still are a mother, so show yourself some love.
Depression is serious. If you have suicidal thoughts, call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
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Wed, May 5, 2010
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