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Originally Posted by Skeezyks
Hi DechanDawa: Well... this is a bit out of my league, I'm afraid. Christmas is just another day to me. (Likewise all other holidays. The Skeezyks simply does not do holidays.) However, my thought with regard to holiday stress would be to try to figure out what it is about the holidays that is stress producing, & then to try to think of ways to modify, or avoid, those things. For example, I simply cannot tolerate crowds, nor do I have any interest in being where there are crowds. So I avoid going anywhere there are likely to be crowds during the holiday season. I guess I pretty-much do this all year around. I just simply feel like I don't need, or want, to put myself into situations that are going to cause me discomfort. A certain amount of anxiety is, I suppose "character-building". But, if it rises to the level of genuine discomfort, then I just choose to avoid it.  |
I don't think of Christmas as a day, but more as a season. I like the twinkly lights, and I live in a very quaint mountain town, and around this season the town is just so darn cute. I should add that this town is getting to be more on the wealthy side while I am on the opposite slippery slope, and I have to move in the new year because I can't afford to live here after being here for many years. This is also the season I think of how many people in the world suffer from the lack of resources. I'm already stressed and maybe being out in traffic and crowds around rush hour is something I could avoid. Your comments helped. I am probably neurotically stressing myself out more than I need to. Over what? I don't know. I need to give it more thought. Meantime, I will do some knitting.