I'm with you. These are the worst weeks of my year and sometimes it takes me weeks to recover. One reason is because I use work to help distract me and cope with my difficulties, but my work shuts down for the holidays so that escape is not available to me.

I have found that making daily to do lists helps. Last year I fell into a spaced out trauma zone for days and it was awful. So this year I am going to try actually making a schedule and budgeting time. I do stuff like errands, or housework, and watching movies (next week I plan to watch all the Harry Potters). I try to treat myself gingerly, like a sick kid. When we hurt we deserve our own compassion.