Posted by fi on December 18, 2001, at 12:19:14
Wanted to say this now as I wont have internet access easily for a couple of weeks. With apologies if its all obvious and has been said many times before; I suppose its what I would have liked someone to tell me before a Christmas when I was feeling rough.
Of course, there are people who enjoy all or some of the Christmas carry-on. But I just wanted to be sure that everyone knows that if you are having a horrible time, you are not on your own. Even people without any psychological problems can have a pretty miserable time, cooped up with relatives they dont get on with and with sad memories or unfulfilled expectations. Plus too much food and alcohol and long,dark,cold days... All sorts of stats show this eg the increase in divorce applications after the holidays.
But of course the compulsory myth and media stuff gives you the idea that everyone is having a wonderful time and *must* have a wonderful time! How you cope with Christmas *and* Thanksgiving beats me- Christmas is more than enough...!
I'm making sure I have enough Prozac to get me thru to mid Jan, and setting off at the weekend to be the capable and entertaining daughter (I only have to do that a few weeks each year, thank goodness). But I'm lucky cos I'm feeling OK and my family gets on alright (at least for a few days!)Thank god for frozen everything and precooked presliced turkey!
So I do really mean good luck. And please dont feel alone.
Some days just have to be got thru, hour by hour or minute by minute. Christmas does pass too.
Fi
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