11/16/2025
Depression During the Holidays — And How Hypnosis AND NEW ExoMind Technology Can Help You Find Your Way Back to Light
Not every holiday sparkles.�For those living with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), this time of year can feel darker — marked by sadness, fatigue, or loss of interest.
You’re not alone.
ExoMind uses ExoTMS™ technology to stimulate key brain regions involved in mood regulation — helping restore balance and joy.�Because even when the lights go out, there’s always a way to turn them back on.
For many people, the holidays are portrayed as a season of glittering joy — twinkling lights, festive gatherings, family coming together.
But for others, the same season can feel unbearably heavy.
The truth is, depression doesn’t take holidays off.
In fact, for some people, December and January are the hardest months of the year.
Maybe you’ve recently lost someone you love.
Maybe your family relationships are complicated.
Maybe the financial pressures, the social expectations, or the feeling of being “supposed to be happy” only intensify the ache inside your chest.
You are not broken.
You are not weak.
You are not alone.
Why the Holidays Can Trigger Depression
This time of year can stir up uncomfortable emotions because:
• Memories resurface — of people who are gone or times that felt easier.
• Social pressure builds — to smile, celebrate, and “be okay.”
• Financial stress increases — gift-giving and holiday events can take a toll.
• Weather shifts — shorter days and less sunlight can affect mood and energy.
• Comparison intensifies — social media can make everyone else look happy and fulfilled.
It’s easy to believe you’re the only one struggling, but you’re not. Many people silently battle sadness during a time when the world expects joy.
The Pain You’re Feeling Doesn’t Need to Be Your Forever
Depression can feel like quicksand — the harder you fight it, the deeper you sink.
So it’s important to approach healing differently: not with force, but with compassion, safety, and support.
This is where hypnosis becomes deeply powerful.
How Hypnosis and our New ExoMind Technology Helps Heal Depression — Especially During the Holidays
Hypnosis isn’t about pretending everything is fine.
It isn’t about ignoring emotions or forcing positivity.
Hypnosis is about quieting the noise long enough to truly hear yourself.
It helps you:
• Connect with the part of yourself that still remembers how to hope
• Interrupt negative emotional loops that fuel sadness
• Release old emotional patterns that no longer serve you
• Process grief and loneliness with gentleness instead of shame
• Build new inner resources — confidence, peace, resilience, self-worth
Hypnosis works by guiding you into a relaxed, safe state where your subconscious mind is more open to healing — a space where new beliefs can form and painful emotional associations can soften.
Instead of battling your mind, you learn to befriend it.
What Begins to Change
People often describe the shift this way:
“I feel like I can breathe again.”
“I don’t wake up with that heavy weight on my chest anymore.”
“I don’t feel so alone inside myself.”
Sometimes the change is gradual — a softening over time.
Sometimes it’s surprisingly fast — like a trapped part of you finally exhaling.
Steps You Can Take Right Now
Whether you’re working with a hypnotist or practicing self-hypnosis, here are simple steps to begin easing emotional weight today:
1. Pause for one full breath when emotions feel overwhelming.
It signals your nervous system that you are safe.
2. Speak to yourself the way you would speak to someone you love.
No judgment. No shame.
3. Remember one thing that anchors you.
A person, a memory, a goal, a dream — anything that reminds you life is bigger than this moment.
4. Rest when you need it.
Overwhelm is not laziness — it’s a signal that your system needs gentleness.
5. Allow yourself to receive support.
Healing isn’t meant to be done alone.
You Are Not Failing — You Are Healing
If the holidays feel hard this year, there is nothing wrong with you.
Your emotions are not inconveniences — they are messages.
You deserve peace.
You deserve connection.
You deserve to feel safe in your own mind again.
Hypnosis doesn’t erase the past — it helps you rewrite the emotional meaning of it.
It helps you build a new relationship with yourself — one rooted in compassion, worthiness, and inner strength.
So if this season feels dark, please remember:
You are not meant to walk through darkness alone.
There is light available to you — and hypnosis and ExoMind can help you find your way back to it.
Call us today. Sometimes you just need to talk.
With Love,
Colleen
Learn more about how ExoMind can help you to feel more joyful and content. Click the link below to for information on our upcoming event, November 19th, 2025.
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