Overview
- Recent reporting highlights increased help‑seeking and depressive symptoms across November–December in Mexico and Latin America.
- UNAM clinician Angélica Juárez Loya warns about Seasonal Affective Disorder during December, citing neurotransmitter changes and symptoms such as anhedonia and persistent low mood.
- Data cited in new coverage note higher holiday strain, including APA findings that 38% report more anxiety in December and NAMI figures showing 64% report greater stress.
- Specialists say hyper‑positive portrayals on social media intensify guilt and inadequacy for those not feeling joyful, recommending limits on digital exposure and validation of difficult emotions.
- Articles identify triggers such as grief, financial pressure, and even Christmas lights that evoke painful memories or sensory overload, while advising routines, clear boundaries, and use of services like UCSJ’s COAPSI and C7 Salud Mental.