On vacation there are people who feel better. If you are one of those people, stay, this interests you. Keep in mind that knowing what suits you helps you try to take it into account when you are not on vacation..
Here are some things that make the holidays your favorite time of year.:
- Reduction of stressors: In some jobs the working day is reduced, so the time you expose yourself to those stressors does the same.. Besides, Depending on your job, in many cases the demand is reduced, which means that in those hours you have fewer objectives to achieve.
- Increase in rewarding activities: In summer we try or resume activities that we have often left abandoned due to day-to-day obligations.. Perhaps the fact that they have a positive impact on your mood can give you clues as to what is really important to you and what is not.. For example, For many people it can be the opportunity to spend time with their little ones., which sometimes they don't have the time to enjoy.
- Context switch: If you are lucky (and the economy) to be able to go on a trip, You may leave your environment that is associated with stress or anxiety and move to a new environment., which when associated with activities that can be rewarding for you such as going to the beach or walking in the mountains.
The latter is important because it can happen that we feel that those places where we spend the summer are great and our place of origin is terrible.. It is true that the design of large cities is not the most friendly or relaxing., but the ability to associate situations with feelings also has a lot to do with. Your city in the end is associated with traffic jams, homework and work and your vacation place with activities you like, time with whoever you choose… Obviously for our body it will be more interesting to approach what it likes the most and it will see it as great while it will want to stay away from what it doesn't and will try to see it as something horrible..
Consequently, What can we take with us from our vacation well-being when we return from vacation??
- Try to act consistent with our priorities. Maybe your mental space and time can be dedicated to your hobbies., your family or friends, instead of that task at your job or your boss.
- Gradually incorporate stressors. Don't get into the routine all of a sudden, sino, if possible, give ourselves a few days to train our body to return.
- Normalize what you feel. Going back is not pleasant, and it is normal for your mood to go down. Try to avoid those articles that try to make a disorder out of it by calling it post-vacation depression.
Many times, people who are in therapy feel a sudden improvement due to all these things that we have mentioned and you feel that you do not need to continue.. I don't mean to discourage you with this., But our goal in therapy is that the changes you make are maintained over time and that this feeling better continues in September., October and the months and years to come. That being said, everything can be talked about and if you feel that way perhaps it is worth talking to your psychologist and see what can be done..
