I had a difficult time letting go what I thought should be the ideal family relationship. Even though I logically knew my family was in no way ideal, I somehow had developed a pension towards depression during the holidays, especially after I decided to refrain from attending family gatherings. I knew what I was missing having never experienced it in the first place.
I met a hypnotherapist and decided to give it a try and sure enough after about four sessions, I was able to think about holiday and not feel that extreme disappointment I had when thinking of how my family had been.