From a glamourous BLACK Christmas tree to traditional décor, what do your decorations say about you?
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A psychology expert has revealed what your Christmas tree says about you, explaining that the way we choose to decorate our homes for the festive season may be more revealing than we think.
Dr Karine Hirn was on ITV’s This Morning, talking to Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary about the deeper side of decorating.
Viewers were invited to submit photos of their Christmas trees, so Dr. Hirn could tell them what their choice of tinsel and decorations said about their personality.
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Alison and Dermot said they were “fascinated” that something like Christmas trees could reveal so much about a person’s psyche.
Dr. Hirn explained: “We unconsciously express ourselves all the time, also through clothing, not just decorations.”
It says a lot about a person.
THE LIVING TREE
A bold and colorful tree with oversized candy canes and elves was featured by fun-loving viewer Hedi. Dr. Hirn said it was an “anything goes, lively” personality.
Dr. Hirn weighed in on the psychological aspect of trinkets and tinsel, saying that people “unconsciously express themselves all the time.”
Alison and Dermot were impressed with the first tree, sent by Heidi. It was a bold number decorated with oversized candy canes bought at a garden center.
Dr Hirn called the tree ‘maximalist’ and said the huge piece was all about ‘having fun’.
The expert revealed: “This shows me someone who is lively, spontaneous, anything goes, not someone who is shy and quiet.”
Heidi confirmed that this was a true reflection of her personality, with Alison saying, “I knew looking at this tree that I was outgoing.”
The presenter also joked: ‘Heidi? Are you the girl I need to date girls?’
THE SHY GOLDEN TREE
Tracey-Ann was too shy to get on the air and talk about her beautiful golden tree, and the psychology expert said the shyness matched the way she had decorated her evergreen.
The next tree was a stark contrast to Heidi’s brilliant creation and was a more subdued tree with a gold theme emailed from a woman named Tracey.
Dr. Hirn immediately said, “We’re allowed to say that this person emailed her information because she’s shy and didn’t want to go on the air.”
“This is reflected in how they have done the decorations.”
He went on to ask, ‘Can you feel the difference in energy yet?’
‘This tree is very cold and calm, very serene. This is the type of person who is calm under pressure, very graceful, and the type of person you want when there is chaos, they are the calm in the storm.’
Dermot said: “I imagine there aren’t many arguments at Tracey’s house.”
Dr. Hirn also explained that someone like Tracey will still get what she wants, but not by being outspoken.
She said: “She still gets what she wants, but on the sly instead – people like this are internally motivated, not like the example above.”
THE MINIMALIST TREE
In stark contrast to the more colorful designs, Anne of Kent loves its minimalist design, saying it’s “pretty and minimalist, very me.”
In a nod to individuality, the next tree was a rather bare white tree with minimal decorations, sent by Anne from Kent.
Alison and Dermot shared a laugh, saying how ‘minimalist’ the tree looked and Anne said, ‘You’re not laughing at my tree are you?’
Anne, who spent 15 years traveling Europe in a motorhome, admitted that she had become minimalist “out of necessity” and that this trait had spilled over into other aspects of her life, revealing that before her travels she had a traditional tree for her sons. .
She said: “The tree is very me, very pretty, very minimalist.”
Dr. Hirn agreed saying, “People who are looking for a minimalist look don’t want clutter even in the color scheme, they like order.”
“When you travel, you can’t always have certain things, so you learn to be more minimal, instead of being your true nature.”
Alison said the tree was “really nice” despite not having as obvious a style as Heidi’s example, or an obvious color scheme like Tracey’s.
THE TRADITIONAL TREE
Keeping with tradition, Jodie makes the same Christmas tree every year, but this time she decided to add some red; they told her that she values bringing people together and that she is “warm and welcoming.”
The next example was a red and green tree sent in by Jodie, who said she makes the ‘same tree every year’ but had gone for a bit of red this year to change the theme.
“This tree is beautifully made,” Dr. Hirn gushed.
“Green and red are traditional colors and when people like this it’s about memories and the kind of personality that likes to bring people home and loves tradition and history.
It is warm and cosy.
The presenters asked Jodie: ‘Is that true, do you love history?’
The mother replied: ‘It’s more about the children growing up and keeping up the tradition.
I have no particular interest [in history]. More family history.
THE BLACK AND WHITE TREE
Dr. Hirn described the two-tone inky black Christmas tree with frosted white decorations as “glamorous.”
The final tree was eclectic but unique, an inky black tree with frosted white decorations, which Dr. Hirn called “glamorous.”
Rebecca, who sent the photo, asked: ‘Is it weird to have a black Christmas tree?’
The pundit said: “I think it’s great that this person is doing what they love, it’s all about expressing themselves and creating an entrance, drama, but not dramatic.”
“It’s all about glamor and sophistication.”
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