Posted on 10/31/2019 2:51:58 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
If you were one of those families who had their tree decorated and the Christmas village out and in full swing by Nov. 1, you might be in luck. According to experts, decorating for Christmas early may make you happier, so you might want to consider pulling your garlands and gigantic Santa statues down from the attic a bit sooner.
"In a world full of stress and anxiety, people like to associate to things that make them happy, and Christmas decorations evoke those strong feelings of the childhood," psychoanalyst Steve McKeown told Unilad. "Decorations are simply an anchor or pathway to those old childhood magical emotions of excitement. So putting up those Christmas decorations early extends the excitement!" That seems logical enough.
Pyschotherapist Amy Molin agreed, explaining that Christmas decorations can take you back to a simpler time, at least mentally. "Nostalgia helps link people to their personal past, and it helps people understand their identity. For many, putting up Christmas decorations early is a way for them to reconnect with their childhoods." She also says that it can help those who have lost someone feel closer to the loved one in question, adding that "decorating early may help them feel more connected with that individual."
Bah Humbug!
As our kid gets older and may eventually move out, we may not put up the tree. Then again, if our kid gets married and has kids of his own, we'd go all out for the grandkids.
Some suffer from mental illness some seem to enjoy it
My studies show people who don’t mess with the crap of decorating at all are the happiest. They have more free time to do fun stuff and don’t risk their lives stringing up stupid lights nor do they have to get out in the middle of January and freeze their tuchas off removing the decorations.
Questionable opinions by Quack psychoanalysts.
In other words, Nonsense.
Christmas lights are now going up before Halloween.
Pathetic.
Traditionally, most people wouldn’t see the Christmas tree until they came downstairs on Christmas morning.
I just don’t ever take them down. Lazy people are happy people.
We ‘Really’ DoD not celebrate Christmas the past two years since my wife died.
We are putting up the Christmas tree tomorrow.
Hugs, Drac.
The eye gate is probably the most effective portal into your concsiousness and looking at something that has SO many good, happy and positive thoughts and memories every day or evening for over a month has GOT to have an effect.
My neighbors all have Diwali light up.
Thank you.
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Like the Flintstones celebrating Christmas - now that was early!!!
Now that we’ve reached “old fart” stage, we don’t decorate much. Maybe a wreath or pictures, but definitely not a tree, etc. I trying to unload a set of Spode Christmas china to no avail.
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