Now that Halloween and Bonfire Night are over, Chrismas fanatics everywhere are itching to get their trees up.
And while that might seem like madness to those of us brought up with the idea that decorations should only have a12-day outing over the festive season, it turns out that they might be onto a good thing.
Putting reams of tinsel and lights up early might actually make us happier, experts say.
Psychoanalyst Steve McKeown tells UniLad that premature Chrimbo decorations simply extend the excitement of Christmas.
‘Although there could be a number of symptomatic reasons why someone would want to obsessively put up decorations early, most commonly for nostalgic reasons either to relive the magic or to compensate for past neglect.
‘In a world full of stress and anxiety people like to associate to things that make them happy and Christmas decorations evoke those strong feelings of the childhood.
‘Decorations are simply an anchor or pathway to… Read the full story
from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/20/putting-your-chrimbo-decorations-up-early-makes-you-happier-experts-claim-7092324/
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