The next few weeks can be joyous and exciting for many people, but for more than a third of the public, it is emotionally challenging.
TV presenter Roman Kemp, together with Walkers crisps and Comic Relief, have revealed 34 per cent of people are less likely to feel ok during Christmas and New Year’s compared with other times of the year.
However, 51 per cent don’t share their problems with their friends or family as they don’t want to bring down the festive mood. That is why 47 per cent tell their loved ones they feel ‘fine’ even when they are far from it.
Kemp told The Sun: “Let’s stop saying we’re fine because we think it’s polite, or because we think it’s what the other person wants to hear.”
The 29-year-old added: “Most of the time, if a friend or family member is asking you how you are, they do genuinely want to know because they care.”
According to the study, the average person says they’re fine four times a day, with 87 per cent saying it without thinking.
In fact, more than half of the public feel extra pressure to be happy over Christmas, even if they are not.
However, the main barrier to opening up is not wanting, or knowing how, to explain why you are not fine.
This comes after DJ and dancer Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss committed suicide earlier this week. The 40-year-old, who died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, leaves behind wife Allison Holker, and their three children.
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