What is Depression

Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living....

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Skipping Christmas this year!
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I try very hard to have something to look forward to at the New Year as my husband died years ago just after Christmas, my children were usually away in the military and I am bad company at Christmas. Thank goodness except for all the commercial hoopla it is just one Holy Day... I go to Midnight mass on my TV in Rome and must have something planned for January.... Hard to avoid the enthusiasm but I have to look forward to something else...I have SAD also sooooo AND thank goodness I am not the only one who feels like this!
Posted on 11/09/09, 03:11 am
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Reply #1 - 11/09/09  5:03am
" not doing christmas this year either....be my first time but its only a day... "
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Reply #2 - 11/09/09  8:08am
" I did the same thing when i found out i had to have surgery in 2004... theres no point in putting on a fake smile because it hurts you more to do that than to not celebrate xmas at all. "
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Reply #3 - 11/09/09  8:10am
" mighht i suggest doing soemthing for yourself. just go out there and do what you want and if that means not celebrate xmas so be it! "
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Reply #4 - 11/09/09  8:30am
" probably off to work so a junior gut with small kids can enjoy! "
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Reply #5 - 11/09/09  10:07am
" unfortunaltely, i've been faking the xmas cheer for years, i cant wait till the kids are grown so i dont have to put on the happy face,
xmas is not for me, I wonder what He would say about all the commercialism? "

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