The holidays are just around the corner and there will be those who aren't prepared and we're not talking about shopping.
We've all heard of "the holiday blues."
Some of us may have even experienced that feeling.
It's the time of year when we are supposed to be filled with joy, but it doesn't always happen that way.
"There is such a thing as holiday blues and what holiday blues is really defined as is sadness, loneliness, depression and anxiety during the holiday season," said Dr. Joseph Giannasio, a psychiatrist at Castle Medical Center.
Here are some of the symptoms to watch out for when it comes to you or someone close to you suffering from the holiday blues.
"Some people actually experience their feelings physically so sometimes headaches can actually be a symptom and difficulty with sleeping, loss of appetite, not finding pleasure or joy in things the way you normally do," Giannasio said.
And Dr. Giannasio says there can be extreme cases beyond just a feeling of being down.
"Where there's appreciable weight loss, where there's really feelings of gloom and doom that seem to persist for a period of time, that's the time to really talk to a doctor because at those times you're going beyond what really holiday blues are," Giannasio said.
Fortunately, there are things we can do for ourselves or others when it comes to the holiday blues.
"Reorganizing your priorities, connecting with other people, and actually doing things for others. So when you get outside of yourself, it often can be very helpful. Ralph Waldo Emerson said 'scatter joy' and it's really appropriate when you think of that for the holiday season," suggests Giannasio.
