The holidays aren’t filled with joy for everyone. There are many reasons that people might struggle with the holiday season:
Bad memories of prior holidays
Not having a good relationship with your family
Remembering family members who have died
Not having family or friends to spend time with
Balancing feeling left out with needing down time
Increased conflict- what to do for the holidays; differences in political, religious, and social justice issues
Difficulties with boundaries
Gift giving is complicated
Not celebrating mainstream holidays
Feeling marginalized due to lack of recognition of your identities or holidays
Head here if people stress you out or head here if you are experiencing grief.
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