Christmas Loungeroom

🎄Morning to all the wonderful forumites following this Christmas thread for 2021 🎄

I'm hoping everyone is coping okay in the lead up to Christmas and New Years. Our next Topic Tuesday might come in handy for some in this thread as we'll be discussing strategies for coping during the holiday season with one of our lovely SANE counsellors

Would love to see you all there, but tagging a few members who've taken part in this conversation over the past few weeks @LookingHopeful @Angels333 @BlueBay @Judi9877 @TAB @Zoe7 @Rosemary4 @Shaz51 (hope I haven't left anyone out!)

Chrissy memes 🤶🎄🎅

Good evening @Rosemary4 @Zoe7 @Former-Member @TAB @LookingHopeful @Shaz51 @Daisydreamer and everyone here. I hope your Christmas preparations are going well and you aren't over shopping just yet! I'm personally over hunting down precious car parking spots at the local major shopping centre and are determined to shop

local tomorrow for the last minute lunch and dinner ideas!

Right now, I'm watching Channel 7 with Carols in the Domain on TV whilst knitting a beanie for the Salvation Army. I'm feeling a little emotional so I'm trying to take care of myself by thinking of others and knowing that the beanie I'm knitting will be very much appreciated next winter by a deserving recipient as well as helping my mental health by choosing coloured yarn that makes me feel happy. I think this year has been pretty full on for me mentally and emotionally that everything is finally reaching me as to what I've been through, including having flashbacks to my hospital admission in September for 9 days. Part of me just wants to curl up and cry with tears trying to sneak down whilst watching TV. I'll be fine though. I'm tough and strong and know that if I do cry, it'll be good stress relief so I'm fine with that. I may email my psychologist to let him know what's going on if I feel up to doing so. I'll be fine. Don't worry about this forumite!

Below is a photo of a Christmas tree I took at one of the local shopping centres just to get in the festive spirit. I hope you like it! I'm sorry that it's sideways- I don't know how to fix it!

Take care and enjoy the festive spirit!

Judi9877☺️🎄

Hi @TAB

Thanks very much for the kind words of support! I'll be fine. I'm just hoping that it's not a sneaky bout of depression creeping up on me again as I'm not particularly keen on calling out for help, especially at this time of the year where the help lines will be flooded with people. I'll keep an eye on my moods and go from there. I'm safe so that's the main thing. It's probably just Christmas getting me down.

Take care!

Judi9877☺️💐🎄