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Show Holiday depression can be overcome 'It was like this every year. Before Christmas, when everybody else was looking forward to the holidays with joyful expectation, Jane began tqj feel a sense of dread. ;The kids hardly fought with each other and were more helpful than usual around the house. ;Bill seemed cheerful. He had stopped complaining com-plaining about not getting the promotion and wasn't working nights very often. of-ten. He seemed to want to spend more time with the family. The women Jane played bridge with every other Tuesday morning laughed more and gossiped less. Everyone else was so happy. Jane was so alone in her despair. And now it was over. The kids were back at school. Bill, who always saved some of his vacation for the week between Christmas and New Year's was back at work. Jane kept telling herself that she should feel relieved that it was all over now, but the misery lingered. She sat alone at the kitchen table still sipping the coffee that had been cold for more than half an hour. She looked at the dirty dishes in the sink and then through the doorway into the dining room, where boxes of decorations and gifts waited to be put away. She began to cry softly. Jane's case is not unusual. For many people the holiday season is an annual ordeal. For some it is merely a period of sadness that is uncomfortable but not serious. For others it is so severe that even simple routine tasks become unbearable burdens. For many, like Jane, the problem doesn't end with the holidays. Each day becomes a test of endurance. en-durance. To someone who has never experienced sadness at this time of. year;the condition may ' be difficult to understand. The Christmas trees, the cold, crisp air, the. friendliness of people, the parties, the atmosphere of hopefulness are in stark contrast to Jane and the many people like her. It is this apparent conflict that gives the syndrome its name: the holiday paradox. ! But the causes, at least . on the surface, are fairly evident. The condition is often triggered by unhappy memories of childhood, of Christmases one by one that were filled with sadness, of rivalries with brothers and sisters over presents, of the first Christmas after the death of a favorite friend or relative. The holidays are also a time of reassessment, a time to reflect on the goals that were set years ago and never achieved, perhaps with the realization that it is too late, that those goals will forever remain the empty dreams of youth. While su,ch thoughts and feelings can trigger the holiday paradox, they are not its real cause. It is but one of the many manifestations of a very common, frequently Bank promo es local woman Roberta Bylund, Springville, has been promoted to assistant vice president in the Utah National Office of Zions First National. Bank, according to Roy W. Simmons, bank president and chairman of the board. She is also branch manager of the Utah National Office in Provo. Since joining Zions Bank she has worked in the Utah National Office as branch manager, assistant manager, loan officer, operations officer and teller. A native of Utah County, she is a graduate of Provo High School and attended Utah Technical College and Brigham Young University, studying banking related subjects. devastating condition: mental depression, a condition that may drag on month after month, causing mental anguish, physical illness and a progressive loss of interest in-terest in people and activities. ac-tivities. People with depression suffer varying degrees and types of symptoms, ranging from minor sleep disturbances to a total inability to function. Headache is one of the most common of the physical symptoms "of depression. Sleep disturbances are almost universal. Most typically, the depressed person wakes up very early in the morning, unrefreshed but unable to go back to sleep. Some have trouble going to sleep in the first place, and still others sleep excessively. Constant Con-stant fatigue and loss of appetitie are also common. com-mon. Aches and pains may strike anywhere in the body. Heart palpitations and constipation are troublesome, and frequently misleading, symtoms of depression. Feelings of abdominal fullness, loss of appetite and weight, or even a compulsive need to eat without enjoyment are all common symptoms. The most common of the psychological symptoms symp-toms is a pervasive sense of loss. In fact, a bout of depression often begins with an actual loss, such as the death of a close friend or relative, the breaking off of a relationship or the loss of a job. Today most authorities agree that depression is in part physical and in part environmental. They believe that an imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain makes the person susceptible to depression, a premise that is supported by the fact that some types of depression appear to be familial and that depression responds to drugs that alter the balance of - those chemicals. And they contend that the attack of depression is triggered by an event in the life of the victim, such as Christmas in the case of the holiday paradox. Even without being certain of the causes of depression, doctors have been successful in treating it. With the treatment available now, depression as a leading cause of human suffering can be reduced. Are you or do you know someone suffering from depression? Educate yourself about depression and learn what is available in your area The mental Health Association of Utah County has a variety of films, pamphlets, and other educational materials available on the subject of depression, as well as other educational materials health issues and topics These are available to the public at no charge Speakers can also be scheduled through the Association to speak to your club, fireside, or group activity. For more information, contact your Mental Health Association. Roberta Bylund COLD FEET- Try wearing a hat instead of . that third pair of socks when feet get cold. At temperatures around freezing, half the body' heat Droduction is lost when the head is un covered. Fingers and toes get the coldest because they are at the end of the line. (; TOM MIXED NUTS r SALE PRICE SALE PRICE ' family Rose Milk PRICE 1 UU r. mLJUIvi y PROTEIN J -WW4 1 SALE PRICE r OLD SPICE DEODORANT STICK SALE PRICE pJST QNt 44 00 PEITHENE 2 ...... 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