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Holiday Blues Already

LJ1219
LJ1219
As November starts to creep upon us, I start to see turkeys and Christmas ads and dread comes. My depression is bad on a daily basis but particularly bad around the holidays. How do you guys get though it? How do you feel less lonely around the holidays?
EvaSophia
EvaSophia
I can relate, especially to what emptychair said. This year, I have NOBODY. On top of being broke and in poor health. I would give anything just to have one person in my life who truly cares about me, and the loneliness is so much worse during the holidays.

And what really sucks is that I used to love Christmas. It meant so much to me when my mom was alive. She's probably the only person who ever really cared about me. So at least I have some good memories. But the fact that I have NOTHING besides those long-ago memories to hang onto is very painful.
cab720
cab720
I'm trying volunteering this year. I think it will be helpful to concentrate on others. It's the first year without my daughter, she's still here just will be with her mother. I think I will immerse myself in charity, as best I can.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah I no what u mean I dread it every year. My family loves this time of year not me I dread it from the time it's over tell Nov. I always try to stay away an kinda to my self. But I try my best not to let it show that much for my family. My depression is 10x worse this time of year see couples an family acting all happy an marry its just makes me more lonely an more depressed