Funny holidays - Day of the ban on despondency

A state of depression and apathy, hopeless melancholy and boredom are most often observed in the off-season “Now it’s my time: I don’t like spring; I find the thaw boring; the stench, the dirt - I’m sick in the spring,” wrote AS Pushkin Due to the long-term lack of sun and warmth in winter, many people, especially melancholic people, feel despondent in March Melancholy and apathy suppress creativity and prevent us from enjoying life, which is actively manifested in nature - in murmuring streams, buds on trees, rooks flying across the sky, returning from warm countries For a long time in England, melancholy and spleen were considered signs of a fatal disease, because often led to suicide Therefore, the inhabitants of Foggy Albion, in despondency and spiritual devastation, sought salvation from doctors Hypochondria in the dictionary of VI Dahl is defined as gloomy thoughts from which the world is not kind, and is illustrated by the saying: “It sounds like an Englishman in a spleen” The fashion for the “illness” of British aristocrats, the pose of a disappointed individualist burdened with global grief, was introduced by Byron Metaphysical fear and sadness were familiar to the heroes of famous novels by Russian writers - Onegin, Oblomov, Pechorin and other characters Depression is a feature of the Russian mentality This emotion of inescapable sadness, causeless melancholy, concentration on internal experiences is potentially dangerous for the soul; it is not for nothing that despondency is considered a sin Kruchina, Russian gloom and stern thoughtfulness, is not, unlike spleen, a consequence of satiety with life But in terms of the degree of negative impact on a person’s state of mind, it is no different from the English disease Therefore, March 12 is celebrated as the Day of the Prohibition of Dejection It is proposed to overcome melancholy and hopelessness in various ways In his 1989 essay “In Praise of Boredom,” the poet I Brodsky invites a person who has been attacked by apathy, emptiness and depression to show humility and experience this state to the fullest You should give in to despondency, plunge to the very bottom of your experiences, and allow yourself to be overwhelmed by negative emotions Brodsky is convinced that only in this way, through the comprehension of boredom in all its unsightly manifestations, can one be cured of spleen and achieve mental balance Psychologists recommend that melancholic people and people who are prone to depression try to analyze their experiences and find the cause of the spring blues After conducting an audit, a person, as a rule, is surprised to find no compelling reasons for tearfulness, melancholy and apathy Dejection is most often explained by changes in hormonal levels in the spring, a deficiency of vitamins and minerals, and other objective factors that are easily eliminated This funny holiday, celebrated on March 12, encourages people not to give up in the fight against languor, depression and apathy Ahead is a hot and sunny summer, which will give joy and lightness, mental comfort and balance To do this, it is enough to stop thinking about the bad, banning despondency, melancholy and blues