The Holiday season--beginning with Thanksgiving and ending in New Years Day--is a stressful and difficult time for many people, but often even more so for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
“The holidays are supposed to be a fun time of the year for people, filled with celebrations, parties, and gatherings with family and friends-- but for many people it’s a time filled with loneliness and depression," says San Francisco psychotherapist Michael Halyard, MFT.
“Shorter darker days, lousy weather, unrealistic expectations, strained family relationships, demands of socializing, overeating, too much sugar, not enough sleep, lack of exercise, financial difficulties, commercialism, holiday crowds, and extra traffic-- taken together are a perfect recipe for the holiday blues,” reveals Halyard.
