Post-Event Depression

After my Dad's Memorial Dinner, I think I had a bad case of Post-Event Depression. I don't know if that's a thing, or if I made it up, but here's the idea:

Most people have heard about post-partum depression. I summarize it, unscientifically, and with no firsthand experience, like this:

A mother's body works so hard to create a baby, her mind works so hard to comprehend the work her body is doing, and her heart works so hard to grow big enough to unconditionally love a wholly defenseless human being, that once the kidlet is born, body, mind, and heart are utterly exhausted.

It doesn't happen to all women at the same level, and I hear that lots of hormones kick in, and help with preventing a total exhausted collapse...but some woman get really sad to be - comparatively quickly - separated from this really big, all-encompassing task of making a new human.

Or alternative theory: When hormones kicked in with the high of "I have a New Baby!" coming down off the euphoria wasn't far behind.

All of this makes perfect, logical sense to me. Which is why I believe in post-event depression too.

Anytime you pour your energy, heart, mind, and body, into an event, when it is done, there's a re-adjustment period. And that time can be hard.

When this is job-related, there's usually parallel activity, and/or yet another job to do up ahead, and perhaps that forestalls some of the letdown that the event is over.

Without something to turn to, or a way to return to 'normal;' Without a way to cleanse both the stress and elation reactions out of our bodies after a big event...there's bound to be some hormonal, emotional, mental kickback.

So if you've been working on a big event, be aware of this in advance. Plan for it if you can. Figure out how you can best reflect, celebrate and relish your amazing event...and then mourn, say goodbye, and return yourself to the present.

I find the re-setting really hard to do. Anyone else? Anyone have specific "re-set" suggestions?