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Show Christmas Is a time of joy and happiness centered around the interactions of families. Anticipation is often high as Christmas and approaches, preparations begin long before the celebration. However, Christmas is not completely a time of of the desire to have a nice Christmas coupled with the pressure to provide everything ones children may want, the Holiday season can produce depression and family problems. to Cheryl According Kiever, Social Services in Vernal, the increase in case loads will most likely be seen after Christmas has passed and the bills are beginning to arrive. She explained that most people want to have a nappy Christmas and don't want to spoil the holiday.. "Pressures have been piling up, said Cheryl, but you dont want to ever the family relationships at that time. However, she said the first of the year is a bad time, and added that they expect an increase in the number of people they see at the spouse house in Vernal. "Im just wsiting, and trying to enjoy the free time I have, said CheryL She said their work load has been fairly low, but 'added that they are just waiting for things to start happening. As bad as the problem can become, Cheryl said there are no simple answers. I don't deal in miracles. She explained that a lot of people are angry because they dont have jobs. They are trying to diffuse a situation that may be coming on for a number of different reasons. If they dont have said communications, Cheryl, "They are in trou- but they are intensified." He explained that because of cultural and societal pressures, parents feel they have an added responsibility to provide their children with the same things that other families have. Not being able to provide the type of Christmas they have been use to is very difficult, said Winn. He said individuals who are out of work fin: the first time find this a very difficult time. Winn said However, Christmas is not, as many people think, the season - . for suicides. He said the majority of these occur in April and May, but he said the same types of anxiety problems ble. Because the problem is so complex, she said it is very difficult for people to It amounts to are during present Christmas. He said the problem ususally become worse around the first of the year because the bill from Christmas are beginning to come due. In addition to these, tax forms are being sent out Even though Christmas may not be the typical suicide season, Winn said is a major depression aspect of the Holiday survi- said CheryL She explained that the problems they see now are no different than at other times during the year, but are val, just intensified. Larry Winn, a private Marriage and Family Therapist, and Social Services representative, agreed with this observation. The problems dont seem to be different this time of year, said Larry, season. He said there will probably be a great deal menu of the depression element in the Uintah Basin this year because of the unemployment situation. He said this time of year finds a number of people turning to church, social, and state organizations which Winn said is good. He explained that many of these people, especially those who are alone, need to be with fin-hel- people. The answers probably sound trite, said Larry. However, he stressed that there are no simple answers. He pointed out that here in the Basin the problem is different than other areas of the state. He said because the area is so isolated the problem becomes worse. The larger metropolitan areas produce more of a sanctuary," said Larry. He explained that these areas provide more diversions that a people can do by themselves. He pointed out that an individual can keep from being alone by going to a mall. However, he added that this usually does little to solve their feelings of loneliness. AU we can hope for is to reach the families, elderly, and single people and provide them the help they need, said Winn. He added that not only do the of providing at iatmas play an important role hi depression, but just the natural let down which follows the holiday causes depressions. Winn explained that after months of preparation and waiting, Christmas is gone ouickly and we are left with questions as to where the holiday went Its very anti-climati- c. There are no easy solutions. It was explained that all holidays possess the capability for Buch pressures. The problems are not the fault of the holiday, but with the added pressures of the holidays, this is when many of the problems occur. It was pointed out that open communications are a very vital role in reducing or solving problems. According to Rose Miller, Prevention Education Specialist with Social SerKids are more vices, working. She said the children will understand, and this takes much of the pressure off parents. Rose said Christmas can be a very difficult time for those recently divorced, widow-,eor just single. She said these people need others, d, and should try to seek 'others out. . The two most Cbmmon messages circulating through the discussions were those of open communications and facing the problems together. It was explained that many people are now facing economic stituations they may never have faced. This has impacted many families as never before, but it was added that these problems can be overcome. 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