For those of us who feel at the mentally fragile end of things, the prospect of the holidays poses particular challenges.
For a start, there is a higher than normal pressure to be happy, which can be hugely guilt-inducing and frightening. Not only might we be wrestling with overwhelming sadness, anxiety or persecutory feelings, we’re reminded of how at odds with the rest of society we are at this time in the calendar. Our moods seem utterly contrary to the spirit required of us. We worry about letting down the side.
To help deal with all these issues, it might help to keep a few thoughts in mind…
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