The wife makes a big effort to keep the season running all month so the kids and i can appreciate the whole holiday time and not just one day...she also knows when i am all visited out and need some time to myself..One year she had a list so big that I committed to only a few important things and I left the rest for her and the kids....It was good to stay home for an hour or two in the quiet!
First, let me say how Im not a woman who loves the holidays. My parents divorced when I was 17 & I think I became a bit jaded about the holidays after that... And so, of course, I fall in love with a woman who LOVES XMas & Thanksgiving lol. So I put on my best happy face and enjoy it. I like to see how happy she is and that makes it ok
Second, this will be my 2nd XMas w/o my dad. He passed away a li'l over 18 months ago. I was his only child & I miss him every second of every day. Last year was ok, but I have a feeling that this one might be a li'l harder since Im actually trying to deal with the leftover grief of his death. I don't think I allowed myself enough time to grieve & that it may have somehow contributed to all my anxiety isssues as well. My family will be a tremendous help tho
Thanks for sharing your coping mechanisms and your plan to enjoy the season. I especially like that you are planning ahead, this is a great way to do exposure work as well!
Buy the pre-lit kind of tree, just this once and have a laugh! it only take a few minutes to put up and you can spend more time visiting!
Good question. Get drunk and sleep through it! NO! Actually even though I'm single and can't find a good reason to celebrate it I still do. I cook a turkey and make pie and my favourite, steamed suet pudding. I turn on the lights which I never take down. There on my chicken house which looks more like a kids play house. This will be the first year without a tree because with the infection in the pins in my leg it's to hard to get on the tractor and go get one. Maybe I'll buy one. But this doesn't stop me from getting depressed so today I'm going to see the Doctor and get some Celexa to get through the season. I have to see my Therapist today too. That works better than the Celexa, which I will take in as small of a dose as I can get by with. The main thing is to keep busy. drive around, look at lights, go visit.
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