I'm working at a job where they insist on playing Christmas music constantly. All it does is remind me that I am alone and everyone talking and getting excited is really getting to me. Anyone have any coping advice?
2007-12-17 05:58:25 · 9 answers · asked by bella36 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
sian and countryt......your answers are awesome and very helpful....thanks! :-)
2007-12-17 07:12:15 · update #1
john a ..... love ur answer as well....my BOSS is the one who calls the shots so I have no choice...but maybe i will start drinking :) sounds like a good idea
2007-12-17 07:13:35 · update #2
melissa a - so sorry about ur Dad...I know how that feels. i also had a loss 2 weeks ago....just a breakup but my Dad is also gone and I miss him every year...God Bless
2007-12-17 07:14:50 · update #3
I hate the holidays but I try to get out as much as possible even if they are playing that damn xmas music. Just remember over half of the people are faking the whole xmas spirit and there is nothing wrong for not getting into it especially since it is so commercialized. There are millions who share your dislike of the holidays. I just wish we were all more honest about it rather than pressuring each other.
2007-12-17 06:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by b 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I struggle at this time of year too. I am still seeking to find ways to help me through it so I am not sure how much help I can offer you here. Things I am going to try this year are to phone a helpline if it gets too bad, make sure to do something nice and relaxing for myself every single day to cheer myself up. I can also suggest meeting up with friends and going out,, or staying in and watching movies etc. Ban all mention of Christmas, so that you can get on with enjoying a good conversation that doesn't revolve around the holiday. Try to keep busy, but not just with work, do something you enjoy. This is a very hard time of year for anyone who feels alone, I hope it helps though to know that you are not the only one who feels this way. In that sense, you are not alone.
2007-12-17 06:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sian 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I too am an introvert and don't have the need nor want of the often inane prattle of people who I think simply like the sound of their voices for they rarely say anything that has any meaning.However,when it comes to children I,like you try to show a bit more patience,for the interest of an adult in what he or she is saying can make all the difference in how they develop as a person.I suggest you try to get her interested in reading then have her write a review of the book.Of course she'll probably want to tell you all about the story but at least you'll have a few hours of that precious rarity-for a f few hours - silence.
2016-05-24 09:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel........My dad passed away 2 years ago, this month.....He was my world and it is very depressing not having him around, I am not able to send him his x-mas gift---just as I always did........
My family lives 1,000 miles away and I wish I could be with them......but I can't, this is the life I chose........
This time of year can be hard and depressing for lots of people for many reasons.......but we have to rise above and think about how much we do have......there is always someone worse off then you........sometimes it may be hard to imagine, but it is true......
I think it is a good idea, to write down 1 thing you are grateful for everyday and then go back and re-read it.....you'd be suprised what you come up with.......
there are many with no homes, no jobs, no food, no family or friends......it is easy to feel sorry for ourselves...I have done it and still do it.......
Hope i did not make you worse and I do wish you a Happy Holiday and a Wonderful New year........
2007-12-17 06:18:55 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa R 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like SADD to me. This time of year can be really hard. I suggest you work on getting out and finding things to do. Meet people and hang out with friends or new friends. Call a family member that you like to talk to and mull over the old days if you aren't around any local family. Just talking about it can help. Keep distractions around and remind yourself that it won't always be this way. Best of luck to you and you can look up Seasonal Affective Disorder all over the net.
2007-12-17 06:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by thewildeman2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I feel ya. I am going through a divorce and its been extra lonely for me. And i can't stand xmas music, lol!
What does cheer me up is to go shopping and buy things for myself =)
I suggest you book your calendar with activities up until the new year. Go to parties or throw them. Or spend the time just enjoying you...get a makeover, read a good new book, exercise, re-organize your closet, make a new dish you never tried, call your girlfriends, have a pajama party. Be strong, i know you can do it!
2007-12-17 08:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It might help to know you are not alone in your feelings about this time of year. Increasingly people are feeling a gap between their internal experience and the 'hype' of Christmas. Often our minds jump to conclusions that 'everyone' is feeling something that we are not, and that makes us feel even more alone. There are many different belief systems in the world, and often enough there are contradictions between them. So it could help to explore ways of looking at the world events, and personal experiences of life that work for you. Someone once said it is helpful to not let others be a mirror to you of who you are, you are unique. Feeling freedom to be ourselves and not have to fit in to what it looks like 'everyone ' else is doing, can be a liberating process. Best of luck in finding ways that work for you, in this often stormy sea of life.
2007-12-17 06:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by countrytc 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If I had to listen to Christmas music all day, I'd probably lose my mind. I don't know what to tell you, I just drink a lot.
2007-12-17 06:41:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, why should be different from any other time of year?
2007-12-17 06:05:42 · answer #9 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋