People should take time to adjust before returning to work at the end of the Lunar New Year holiday to prevent post-vacation depression, the John Tung Foundation said.
Yesterday marked the end of the 10-day Lunar New Year holiday in Taiwan.
Post-vacation depression affects people returning to work, and can result in general anxiety, irritability, insomnia, nostalgia, restlessness and physical discomfort lasting up to two weeks, the foundation’s Mental Health Center director Yeh Ya-hsin (葉雅馨) said on Saturday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times
Symptoms severe enough to disrupt work, school or social life can be diagnosed as an episode of the condition, she said.
The condition can be the result of exhaustion from holiday activities and a sense of deflation after suddenly being removed from festivities, she said, adding that when the body experiences rapid change to its sleep schedule, activity and diet, fatigue can be induced.
This subset of post-vacation depression often affects travelers, and it can be mitigated if vacationers include a cool-off period of at least one day in their holiday plans to transition back to normal life, she said.
Those returning from traveling should rest at home and relax without engaging in overly exciting recreational activities while adjusting their lifestyle to that of a normal weekend, which helps the resumption of the routine, she said.
Post-vacation depression can be experienced by people who use holidays to escape from stressful situations, which leads to feelings of resentment toward the “status quo,” she said.
People affected by this type of depression should take a step back to examine the source of their stress and consider changing their circumstances or adjusting their expectations, she said.
Twenty-four Republican members of the US House of Representatives yesterday introduced a concurrent resolution calling on the US government to abolish the “one China” policy and restore formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Led by US representatives Tom Tiffany and Scott Perry, the resolution calls for not only re-establishing formal relations, but also urges the US Trade Representative to negotiate a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan and for US officials to advocate for Taiwan’s full membership in the UN and other international organizations. In a news release announcing the resolution, Tiffany, who represents a Wisconsin district, called the “one China” policy “outdated, counterproductive
Actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) has “returned home” to Taiwan, and there are no plans to hold a funeral for the TV star who died in Japan from influenza- induced pneumonia, her family said in a statement Wednesday night. The statement was released after local media outlets reported that Barbie Hsu’s ashes were brought back Taiwan on board a private jet, which arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport around 3 p.m. on Wednesday. To the reporters waiting at the airport, the statement issued by the family read “[we] appreciate friends working in the media for waiting in the cold weather.” “She has safely returned home.
ON PAROLE: The 73-year-old suspect has a criminal record of rape committed when he was serving in the military, as well as robbery and theft, police said The Kaohsiung District Court yesterday approved the detention of a 73-year-old man for allegedly murdering three women. The suspect, surnamed Chang (張), was arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with the death of a 71-year-old woman surnamed Chao (趙). The Kaohsiung City Police Department yesterday also unveiled the identities of two other possible victims in the serial killing case, a 75-year-old woman surnamed Huang (黃), the suspect’s sister-in-law, and a 75-year-old woman surnamed Chang (張), who is not related to the suspect. The case came to light when Chao disappeared after taking the suspect back to his residence on Sunday. Police, upon reviewing CCTV
TRUMP ERA: The change has sparked speculation on whether it was related to the new US president’s plan to dismiss more than 1,000 Joe Biden-era appointees The US government has declined to comment on a post that indicated the departure of Laura Rosenberger as chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Neither the US Department of State nor the AIT has responded to the Central News Agency’s questions on the matter, after Rosenberger was listed as a former chair on the AIT’s official Web site, with her tenure marked as 2023 to this year. US officials have said previously that they usually do not comment on personnel changes within the government. Rosenberger was appointed head of the AIT in 2023, during the administration of former US president Joe
RSS