Bipolar Support Group

Thought I would start up a thread where we could share our thoughts on Christmas and the Holidays this year. Also, many people need a little extra support this time of year so please feel free to share your thoughts and feelings here.

What a gr8 post!I for one h8 christmas, well i love going to church more with the christingle n carol services but everything about christmas itself i hate. I hate how it is so commercialised and all everyone is interested in is presents, even my 30 yr old sister. I hate travelling to see family (at present ive been struggling with long journeys due to hallucinations), which no one understands. I hate how my family r always split up ie i rarely get to spend xmas with my brother n 2 of my sistas, but thts just the way the world rolls. I do enjoy the christmas dinner tho n normally getting drunk and stoned so i can handle the family arguments, but this yr thats not going to happen Im making sure i have a gd book to read, n the internet to hand so no doubt ill b on here if on xmas day.

I support the holiday support thread because I guarantee that I go full on thermo-nuclear meltdown before New Years day.

Thank you for starting this thread. I have always tended toward depression this time of year, feeling overwhelmed by all the demands of the season. I love my family, but all the get togethers stress me. I play guitar for my church so I am involved in multiple programs and have a lot of music to learn and that is stressful. I am actually doing not so bad right now, but that could change at any moment. I am a Christian and I love the holiday itself, but all the hoopala surrounding it just wears me down.

Good thread. I like some aspects of the holidays, but the whole thing is just exhausting. The people, the expectations, everyone else's stress and negative energy floating around, the same 5 songs playing over and over in endless different arrangements. I always dread the season, but here it is like it or not.

This year we have only the few Christmas decorations that my son put in his room. We have a small house now with no room for a tree and no mantle for stockings and garlands.

I miss the decorations. I love them, the music, the commeraderie and the food. The presents are for the kids. However, I am lucky that I have hardly any holiday responsibility so can sit back and enjoy the season.

I love Christmas, but it can be really stressful. My whole family is coming to my house after Christmas for a week. My family is a huge trigger for me, so I'm hoping my new meds do their job and continue to keep me stable so I can behave well. I'm really hoping for no major meltdowns this visit.

Normally I don't mind it, its become one of those things thats mostly for the kids. I hate christmas music though, and dealing with family can be really stressful.

I just put a huge post on a family/holiday issue in the off-topic fibro forum. But this year is turning out to be one of the most stressful christmases of my life, thanks to my mom and not having a job. And I decided to quit drinking cause I do stupid stuff. Heck of a time to quit drinking, huh?

Post edited by: js2696, at: 12/09/2011 06:59 PM

WOW UPPITY you play the guitar???? I didn't know that, that's COOL!

Have for years.