Feeling blue? While the holidays are a time for celebration, it can also trigger depressive episodes due to the increased demands of the season. The number of activities, social interactions and to-do lists that people need to manage may cause emotional stress. Not to mention the worsening of the traffic situation brought about by longer mall hours and last minute holiday shopping sprees.

In other cases, people who are affected by a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) experience feeling depressed as days grow shorter during the holiday season. They react to the decreasing amount of sunlight. Imagine how mundane demands could aggravate these symptoms.

While we all know that coffee has an effect on our mood, did you know that it can also help to alleviate mild to moderate depression? Several studies from the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry suggests that caffeine, being a natural psychoactive stimulant, can increase motivation and wakefulness as well as alleviate feelings of depression by stimulating the central nervous system and elevating the levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain.

So as you hustle through the holiday season, don’t forget to sit back and drink a cup of coffee. Check in with your friends and family and invite them to share a cup too.

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