3 Zodiac Signs Who Struggle With Feeling Sad During The Holidays

TAURUS

The holidays evoke feelings of profound nostalgia in Taurus. It’s a time where they walk down memory lane and they often get stuck in the “would have, could have been.” Taurus can’t help but reminisce about the past and dwell on it over the season. They truly have a tough time letting go and embracing change. They’re reminded of all they’ve lost and of the hopes they didn’t get to see realized. Taurus becomes flooded with memories of people they wish they never had to think about again and of old loves they thought they’d spend forever with. This zodiac sign can’t help but think about how they believe things “should have been.” They can’t help but miss people who will never be in their life in the same capacity. It’s almost a form of masochistic comfort for Taurus to think about a time where things felt so certain, a time where they felt so still.

SCORPIO

The holiday season pulls Scorpio deeper into themselves. This zodiac sign becomes profoundly introspective during this time. They feel even more of a need to be alone to dissect their thoughts and process aspects of their past they hadn’t allowed themselves to before. In their withdrawal, they become haunted by their heartaches and traumas. Scorpio then starts to feel so alone in this universe. It causes them to yearn for that great love and deep emotional intimacy that they’ve always craved, spiraling further and further into the belief that it’s unattainable. Scorpio will fuel their sadness listening to melancholy playlists and playing tearjerker movies. They can’t help but feel everything that they’ve forced themselves to suppress all year long. Once those emotions come, they arrive with such a powerful force that it’s too much for even Scorpio to bear. For them it’s truly torture going to family gatherings and holidays parties only to be forced to fake and smile around other people. What Scorpio really wants to do during this time is lie under their blankets alone with their emotions. 

AQUARIUS

Aquarius is plagued by sadness over the season because they can’t stop thinking about the fact that while there are global holiday celebrations, there’s so many injustices in the world that people choose to ignore. During this time, Aquarius ruminates over the apathy of society and of those who are supposed to be the leaders of the free world. The water bearer wants nothing more than to nourish others and stop the mistreatment of the marginalized. For them, the holidays emphasize the inequality and broken societal systems that must be dismantled. Their ability to empathize and understand the struggles of others lead them to see the privilege that it is to celebrate things like Christmas. They can’t truly put themselves in the holiday spirit because they understand that the holidays are more about capitalist spending than they are about humanitarian principles, family values, and collective care. They’re driven mad by being forced to attend festivities they consider to be driven by venality and hypocrisy.