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@Phoenix_Risingcouldn't agree with you more about the shutting down of services. I honestly do not know how I am going to cope without seeing my psychologist over the christmas break.
It would be really interesting to see how much busier help lines become over the xmas period
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I try really hard to build a network, but four of my friends had babies this year and my partner has endless Christmas parties to go to for work.
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@mj08 I am terribly sorry to hear of the loss of your twins. I can't imagine how devastating that must have been for you, and how very difficult it must make this time of year.
@Former-Member I think you will find that crisis lines such as lifeline and the SCBS are SUPER busy over the Christmas period.
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@NikNikI loathe the gift giving. I think super hard on what to give people and then stew over it and then change my mind and then end up getting the first thing I thought of. It super sucks. And don't get me started on shopping centres. Shopping gets done all on line, less people, less anxiety
19-12-2017 07:32 PM
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There's definately a sense of obligation to get involved in Christmas and pressure to do Christmas in a particular way.
I love your plans for you day @Phoenix_Rising - you have reclaimed it and made it your own.
What about others, in the past have you been able to carve out a special tradition or something special for yourself?
For me, while I don't really care about the Christmas tree as such, I really love fairy lights - so when it's decorations time, I put up the fairy lights. It might sound silly, but turning out all the lights and just leaving them on is quite relaxing for me.
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