Helen Weston on the post-Christmas blues

SO CHRISTMAS is over, and now we have to deal with the aftermath. For many of us this will be a positive time; a chance to hit the shops with our gift vouchers, or to take up a new sport in an attempt to burn off unwanted festive girth, all the while safely ensconced in the happy glow from another wonderful Christmas.

For others though, the repercussions of this time of year will be more difficult, clouded by relationship problems and loneliness. For them, Christmas only serves to highlight the things that are missing or wrong in their lives.