Holidays can activate poignant reminders of loss. Here's how—and why it's not always a bad thing.
Olfactory, echoic, and iconic memories are often triggered during the holidays.
Holidays are points in time that remind us of people who are close to our hearts but are no longer with us. A loved one’s absence, amidst joyful memories of past shared holidays, evokes the bittersweetness ofOlfactory Memories of Lossmemories—can become activated by present circumstances that match stored information. For example, the aroma of what our mother or father was cooking as we crossed the threshold of their doorway may remain a profound experience.
We may feel less at the mercy of memories that activate painful emotions if we can become curious about what is happening within us at a given moment, and better understand our responses. Whereas the scent of a Christmas tree or a roasting Thanksgiving turkey may activate memories that, in turn, create grief, we may have to remind ourselves that we grieve because we remember when things were different.
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