swgrl09
22-11-11, 20:03
Not sure if there is a similar post somewhere, there may be, but with the holidays coming up I was hoping we could brainstorm ideas for keeping sane! I know here in the states it's Thanksgiving this week, and then the rest of the holiday season starts up.
It's going to be a hard holiday season for me this year. This is the first year without my mom, also she got diagnosed with cancer and was dying throughout the season last year, so I am kind of flashing back a lot. Her 50th birthday is also next week. I'm having a lot of trouble keeping my anxiety in check as a result.
Any suggestions? Christmas music makes me depressed, shopping makes me depressed, and then I get anxiety really badly after that. But it's everywhere! You cannot walk out the door without the holidays being in your face. Sigh.
I tried to do some charity stuff to feel better, but it didn't really help. I'm glad I did it, but I still feel crappy. Selfish reason to do charity, huh
It's going to be a hard holiday season for me this year. This is the first year without my mom, also she got diagnosed with cancer and was dying throughout the season last year, so I am kind of flashing back a lot. Her 50th birthday is also next week. I'm having a lot of trouble keeping my anxiety in check as a result.
Any suggestions? Christmas music makes me depressed, shopping makes me depressed, and then I get anxiety really badly after that. But it's everywhere! You cannot walk out the door without the holidays being in your face. Sigh.
I tried to do some charity stuff to feel better, but it didn't really help. I'm glad I did it, but I still feel crappy. Selfish reason to do charity, huh