Life Stance has just come out with their 2025 Mental Health Holiday Report, which highlights how the holiday season affects our mental health. The survey of 1,023 U.S. adults reveals:
- More than half (57%) admit they find the holiday season stressful, but 23% say it’s at least slightly relaxing.
- Half (51%) feel lonely around the holidays, even when they’re spending time with loved ones.
- Only a quarter (24%) never feel lonely during the holiday season.
- Overall, 59% usually feel positive, refreshed or satisfied after the holidays are over, but 17% feel sad or disappointed.
- Differing opinions about politics can be heated topics at family holiday gatherings, and 46% admit they’re at least slightly worried about political conflicts coming up at those events, while 48% aren't worried at all.
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) would prefer skipping at least a few of the holiday gatherings they’re supposed to attend, but 28% want to go to all of them.
- Millennials (34%) and Gen Z (33%) are the most likely to want to ditch most or all of those holiday events.
- Three-quarters (75%) of all respondents admit that at least a few of their holiday gatherings feel more like an obligation than something they actually want to attend.
- More than two-thirds (69%) feel at least a little pressure to appear happier than they actually are during the holiday season.
Source: Life Stance⠀
Photo: skynesher / E+ / Getty Images