#christmas stress

[existennialmemes]

If the Holiday Stress is getting to you, let off some steam by sneaking out a window and

disappearing into the night

#shitpost #shitposting #burnout #holiday stress #Christmas #christmas memes #christmas stress

[wibzenadarksiderwithasoftheart]

Hi beloved. Hope you're doing well.

(^з^)-☆Chu!!

Hello dear 💙

Thank you for asking.

I will say I am doing... The Christmas stress together with the recent loss of my beloved grandmother has me struggling 😔

#personal #fandom friends #struggling #Christmas stress #loss #thank you for asking ❤️ #sorry for the bad mood #and my absence

[vaguegrant]

via @[email protected] (mastodon)

#christmas #christmas psychosis #christmas stress #mastodon #art #vintage #poster art

[threecrowswearingacloak]

Trying to figure out what to have for christmas dinner in a neurodivergent family:

grandma proposes potato salad and sausages bc it's traditional

I hate potato salad and with that, noodle salad is also off the table

mum wants something that can be prepared the day before so that it's less stress (she'll still be stressed out of her mind regardless)

dad doesn't want either of the soups mum proposes bc he just doesn't like soup (apparently unless it's ramen)

I find a recipe in a cookbook we barely use

But oh wait it has lima beans which I suspect to be even worse texture than kidney beans

now I will have to suffer through bean textur

All followed by fighting about ingredients that have to be replaced or weren't available in the supermarket

#by neurodivergent i mean I'm diagnosed autistic and I'm pretty sure my parents and grandma on dad's side have something spiycy too #neurodivergent #autism #christmas stress #randombabbling

[littleschneeleopardsworld]

Everything prepared for the visit of the in-laws.... But then 😂😂😂😂

#this is so funny #Christmas stress

[thirteenthblackbird]

charity?

My roommate and her son are arguing over who's going where for Christmas. He's planning for most of the day with her family. He said he's giving her a couple of hours as charity.

Oh, it is on.

#dysfunctional family #angry young man #christmas stress

[book-remembrancer]

My least favourite part of gift wrapping is finding out that I hate everything I’ve bought and regret all of my decisions. I also have a really long time to think like this as the tape won’t stick so I can still see the completely wrong thing I should not have bought very clearly.

#gift wrapping #christmas #christmas stress

[chiropractors-in-reading-blog]

Stress at Christmas

Reading Chiropractor Aggie Farlow-Hoare Yay, Christmas is here! December 1st only means one thing, let the Christmas music begin, writes Reflex Spinal Health Chiropractor Aggie Farlow-Hoare. Personally, I think Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year and this year I’m making sure not to let the little stresses of Christmas get to me. After all, nobody wants to feel stress at Christmas!…

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#back stress #christmas #christmas stress #coping with stress #stress #stress at christmas #xmas

[motherhoodtherealdeal]

Navigating motherhood during the festive frenzy: A guide for mums at Christmas

Ah, the magical and chaotic season of Christmas is upon us, bringing with it twinkling lights, festive carols, and the unmistakable scent of gingerbread. As a mum, though, the holiday season often translates into a juggling act of endless to-do lists, gift-wrapping marathons, and an influx of social obligations. While the joy of the season is undeniable, it’s crucial for mums to find ways to…

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#christmas joy #christmas stress #christmas survival #festive frenzy #holiday sanity #motherhood survival #mum balance #parenting tips #real motherhood

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

anyone else have multiple traumatic memories associated specifically with holidays/family vacations? because that is a topic I never see discussed in all the So You Had A Shitty Childhood, Now What? self-help books i've been reading. but for me, it was a significant thing. and the more i think about it the more it seems like this would be an (unfortunately) common experience. would be grateful to hear if this matches other peoples' experiences...

#not a shitpost #serious post #ask to tag #tw trauma #cptsd #c-ptsd #and if so we should TALK about it #because it means there are a whole group of survivors out there whose mental health regularly worsens during holidays #like i know i am most certainly not the only person who feels an undefined Dread hanging over christmas/my birthday/july 4 etc #bc too many shitty things happened during those times and now my brain is hypervigilant bc traditionally these are the Danger Times #and this seems like it would be particularly common for survivors of abusive/dysfunctional households (aka most people with c-ptsd) #because holidays/vacations typically mean 1) the whole family is together/being forced to interact #2) and undergoing external stressors e.g. travel/relatives aka 'outsiders' visiting/routines & coping mechanisms being interrupted etc #3) there is social pressure for this to be a Fun Family Bonding Experience which only highlights the cracks in the foundation #and exposes the common Everything Is Fine/We Are A Happy Family lie #4) the cognitive dissonance of feeling tired/anxious/stressed/afraid during a time when you are 'supposed' to be Making Good Memories #and then everyone is angry/tired/anxious/triggered and things boil over and something or someone goes Very Wrong #weird that i'm posting this in october when halloween is...sort of the ONLY holiday i have only good and happy feelings towards #i got lucky there #also i have positive feelings towards Labor Day but that's for socialist reasons

[andrelease]

this year i’m taking control of my holiday experience.

i have let myself grieve the loss of christmas with my family. i recognize that i have conflicting emotions about it and i’m leaving space for all of them. i am angry that i can’t have a happy and healthy relationship with my family but i also miss them. i wish i could spend christmas with them but i’m also happy to be having a healthier christmas with my friends.

i will let myself feel the sadness but i will also do the work of creating new memories with people i know care about me. i can give myself a happy christmas rather than wallowing in the pain of past christmases.

i will keep moving forward and i will keep gifting myself positive experiences because i am not defined by my past.

#healing during the holidays #moving on from trauma #healthy relationships #christmas stress

[katbear]

I have so much food prep to do and I need to review two manuscripts before the holiday break. I have a feeling I’m going to favor food prep over manuscript writing. 🫠

#academic life #why do I plan to do so much #christmas stress

[craftheaven]

#momomo #Monday Morning Motivation #Christmas stress

[cafcainc]

Couples at Christmas - December 15th, 2022

Maybe  you have seen the television ad where a spouse surprises their mate with a new shiny car in the driveway- bow and all. In another ad, the couple surprises each other with his and her new pickup trucks! The couples express gratitude to each other as they imagine how great life will be with their new items. (Merry Christmas)

So what if you do not have $70,000 to $90,000 to surprise your spouse? Or worse, what if you find yourself longing for an item or gift that is just out of reach financially. This type of longing can lead to discontent, dissatisfaction, self doubt, or even blame- YIKES!

Consider that giving of items, new cars, diamonds, etc., is nice if you can afford it, but also it is perhaps the easiest type of giving there is. The most challenging type of giving is the giving of one's grateful self. When a couple cultivates a mutual gratitude, they are able to best appreciate the lives they are building together - keeping the struggles and hard times in perspective. Gratitude provides a foundation where couples can grow in their relationship as well as individually. In my work with couples, I encourage- challenge- each to bring  their best self to the relationship. This is particularly important when it comes to gratitude. When a partner expresses gratitude it helps to bind and edify the relationship. If a couple wants to gain more success and happiness, building and expressing gratitude is a great place to start and it won't max out your credit cards!

Take time to consider what gratitude means for you and your partner.

Let's examine a few quotes that describe how others view gratitude;

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others."  - Cicero

"Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude." - Deepak Chopra

"'Enough' is a feast" -  Buddhist proverb

"I was complaining that I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet."- Confucius

"Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefactions will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything."  - Cohen

"It is gratitude that makes us joyful."

If you do not have a partner, consider how cultivating your gratitude could affect your relationships with friends, coworkers, neighbors and others you come in contact with-

One last quote, "Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."

So this holiday season, no matter what material gifts you may give or exchange, consider the giving of your grateful self. It will benefit you and those around you.

Harold Tokle, LMFT

#Children and Family Counseling Associates Inc #Children and Family Counseling Associates #Children and Family Counseling Associates Inc. #cafca #CAFCA Inc #CAFCA Inc. #Harold Tokle #Harrodsburg #mental health #mental health resource #Christmas #christmas stress #holiday #Holiday Season #holiday stress #giving #gift #gratitude #Kentucky #ky #december #2022

[dprs99]

Curing Holiday Anxiety: Six Steps to Keep Your Christmas Out of the Crapper

Curing Holiday Anxiety: Six Steps to Keep Your Christmas Out of the Crapper

Let’s face it. The holidays, from start to finish, are about surviving. Leave the birth of the Savior out of the discussion for now. After all, Jesus isn’t counting the number of His birthdays that have passed. These six steps might be just what you need to keep your anxiety under control. Step One: Focus on Relatives Leaving The uncle who shoots turkey shrapnel by talking with his mouth full…

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#Anxiety #Christmas Anxiety #Christmas Dinner #Christmas Stress #Family Anxiety #Holiday Anxiety

[bixels]

Jesus man, relax.

#this was in response to me saying “lunar new year” on the rarity art #personal #delete later #what in insane nonproblem to get this angry about #i asked my parents (taiwanese immigrants) about this and they said we use either but prefer lunar new year #because it's inclusive to koreans and vietnamese people who celebrate on the same day #lunar new year is an umbrella term same as “happy holidays.” this person is basically getting mad i said happy holidays instead of #merry christmas. #my family and i identify more as taiwanese than chinese so. we're not gonna say chinese new year much anyways #i sent this to my mom btw and she replied with basically “die mad i guess.” love you ma #this literally doesn't matter anyways i could have said “chinese new year” to caption that post and it wouldn't have mattered #the only reason i didn't is because i plan on drawing another art including carol (coco pommel) who's korean and celebrates the same day #like. most people in china/taiwan don't care they just say “happy new year” cuz it's the fuckin new year. someone saying lunar new year is #not erasure it's not flattening asian identities into a monolith. it's just an umbrella term. #anyways happy lunar new year happy chinese new year happy tet happy spring festival happy seollal #like i cannot stress enough to you guys that these holidays are on the exact same day and celebrate basically the same exact thing. #this is not an issue.