Christmas can be an anxiety-inducing experience for many (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty)
THERE’S a Latin proverb, per angusta ad augusta, which translates as “through trial to triumph”. Literally speaking, “angusta” refers to a narrow passageway. It gives us the English word “anxious”, signalling a place that presses against you, where the walls are tight, and you might be too big to get through. Anxiety is the feeling that you might not make it out the other side.
Small wonder then if people feel anxious at Christmas: Yuletide forms a narrow passage between one year and the next, through which all sorts…
