Christmas mental health help

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By HRM Hypnotherapy 

Healing• Relaxation • Mediation  

Christmas Mental Health Help

 

The media touts this perfect ideal Christmas time, where everyone is in harmony, smiling, happy and togetherness is bliss. Presents under the tree, logs on the fire and mistletoe hanging around to catch true love. The aroma of turkey and chestnuts and everyone breaking into song! 

We all know the reality can be quite different. 

Many clients tell me of their reality of Christmas and it’s a far cry from the what we see on social media posts perfectly posed for and retaken, filtered and edited for the image they want to perceive. 

Some issues people truly face at Christmas as:

Family triggers 

Alcohol

Drugs

Loneliness

Poverty

Anxiety

Arguments

And many many more non picture perfect of who is fighting with who!

You feel like you have to push through it, maybe it will be ok this year but the agonising and cripling worry and distress is just too much for some. Families falling apart, depression, anxiety can be so overwhelming. 

The truth of the matter is you know exactly what you want to do to. Who you want to be with, how you want to “do” Christmas so I’m here to say – go for it. As long as it’s emotionally healthy just say no to whatever pressures are put on you. Explain politely that you won’t be hanging around while everyone gets drunk and argues and that this year you will come for an hour or so and leave. 

Put yourself and your own mental health issues at the front of your mind. Get help to work out an emotionally safe plan over the festive period. 

Make sure you have all the crisis numbers to hand should it be too triggering. Blast your favourite music, get together with other people feeling just as non Christmassy as you are and do an alternative version. 

If you are on your own, speak to local charities and food banks, see if you can get help or give help. 

But most of all, remember it’s a few days and then all will be back to normal. 

Stay safe and well 😊 


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