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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Toughassteele
Toughassteele

The closer it gets to Christmas  the more my anxiety gets wores. So just a recap I am going through a battle with my ex husband to see my kids and he broke the parenting plan.  But I don't get them for Christmas this year and it's killing me.  Every morning I wake up with a worried feeling and my anxiety is up.  I really don't want Christmas to come.  I hate this feeling.

StarBrightGal
StarBrightGal
I think it is normal for our anxiety to get worse over Christmas. It's unfortunate you won't have them for Christmas this year, but will you have them another day around Christmas? Make the most of that. Are they young?
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stop. Pause. Breathe. Make your plans with your children when you are able to have them to celebrate the special time of what Christmas means. On the day, go volunteer somewhere to do something different.
Take time to be "you". Children grow up and learn watching what we do when life is a bit of challenge.

Best wishes.
arfie
arfie
I'm going through similar with my grandkids. Plans were made. . . Plans were broken. . . Business as usual for our 21st century divorce culture.

Rocking you gently and crying with you, Toughass.

Healing hopes for all. No exceptions.
eli_mom
eli_mom
I’m very sorry. I know how you feel because I have a friend who is also going through the same experience.

I pray that you will have peace especially for the coming Christmas celebration. Take care and try to do things that you will enjoy. Praying for your family. God bless.
Toughassteele
Toughassteele
Thank you all I appreciate all your comments and hugs its really needed. I have a 5years old boy and 3 year old twins boy and girl. I love them more then life it self. My ex husband is not a great guy but I'm not one to bash him. Just blessed that there taken care of and fed and care for. I just miss them like crazy. My first Christmas alone.
Toughassteele
Toughassteele
Years keep falling
ColbyZendt
ColbyZendt
You should see if you're ex husband would take the kids over Christmas eve and then have them till lunch Christmas day and then you get them the rest of the day. That's what my parents do with me and my sisters. I'm not saying it will work but I thought that might be a little bit helpful. It's tough. With anxiety I get most worried about seeing family and being around a bunch of people.
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