With the holiday season in full swing, it can lead to many people contending with feelings of anxiety and loneliness.

 

A survey by the Canadian Mental Health Association found that one-in-two Canadians contend with mental health illnesses during the holidays.

 

Inkblot Therapy’s Denise Richardson explains some factors include social anxiety of going to gatherings, especially after the past few years of COVID-19 measures that halted larger get-togethers, or on the flip side not having close family or friends to spend time with during the holidays.

 

Richardson says it’s important for people to seek help to overcome the holiday blues, and to make the most of workplace benefits to get that help before they expire for the year.

 

"EAP employee assistance programs are under-utilized today and what I would recommend that,  as the end of the coming year approaches, you'll hear alot of people talking about "Oh, I need to maximize my benefit usage because I have space left that I can spend there."

 

You also have workplace benefits when it comes to mental health and I highly, highly encourage people to maximum that spend as well.   That will re-set in most cases in January."

 

Richardson goes on to encourage people to learn more about their employee benefits and utilize them affectively.

 

 

Listen to Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon to learn more.