Christmas

[crazycow]

Anyone find that their Anxiety is crazy at Christmas! I almost feel as though its inevitable that I will die soon, even tthough im 25 urggghhhhhhhh

[Hollychops]

I find Christmas a really stressful time....my phobias and anxiety levels are always high....I do not have an easy time of it and usually get a migraine after only a few hours of doing the family thing on the day.
I am feeling rather sick and worried about coping so its good to know that others feel anxious about Christmas too.  
Does anyone else feel overwhelmed by having to talk a lot?  Its not just Christmas but I find it really tiring because of my anxiety to chat a great deal.
  

[DJ873]

try to keep the expectations low and the self praise high. I remind myself that each breath is a gift from god and no guarantee there will be another one, to accept with this disease is key. Look at the beauty around you, of all that is now, we get to have emotions and cry these too are gifts. Today I choose to notice all of Gods gifts as they come, to look forward not backward ( this is a huge one for me, all the loss and changes) and remind myself that i choose where to focus my awareness and to let the rest float around and just be

[sierrasong]

I feel this way every Christmas...safe persons gone, loneliness, too much to do, too many people to please.  Here it is, Christmas Eve and I should be joyous and happy, but instead, I'm anxious and teary.  I'd love to hear from someone else who suffers these feelings...

[mondd2311]

i get bad anxiety n overwhelming cz  there is too many ppl arnd  n im so alert in my own body it suks.... im not looking forward too saturday i jus hope i can cope :(

[Paxiled]

This is pretty common -- some people feel lonely because they're not around close people, it gets dark earlier, etc.  Of course, those of us who weren't born Christian don't have this problem, but then we have it on our holidays, so what can you do?  It does go to show, though, it's not the holiday itself, it's the thinking about the holiday.  But of course you knew that.

[homebrews]

Hey CC,

You know what keeps me sane?  Try to find some christmas music by the vince guaraldi trio (they do all the nice jazz music to charlie brown christmas...you can probably find it on a youtube search)...and some good michael buble' christmas music...

i've got all the trio stuff on repeat...lol