Christmas time blues

Hi @Krishna,

Christmas can be a really hard time of year for many people and I'd say you're definitely not the only one! It's really tough when what makes Christmas for you isn't possible for whatever reason or it looks different to how you'd like it to be due to factors outside your control. It's ok to not feel the Christmas cheer- if it's not there, it's not there. That's just how it is right now. Something I've learnt is that trying to fight feelings, or trying to force myself to feel the opposite, can make it worse, so the best thing I can do is to give myself permission to feel exactly what it is I'm feeling, to sit with it and ride out the wave (as hard as that might be) and do what I need to do, whether that be reminisce, mourn what was, distract myself or try to find new ways to make Christmas feel good or cheerful in ways I can control.

@outlander has also started a great thread about activities you might find of interest here