Struggling with Xmas

[Freshstarts24]

I know many people struggle at Xmas for a variety of reasons and fortunately I’ve never been one of them. I love Xmas.

This year however, it feels really rubbish and I’m struggling so much. Had a bereavement recently, ds18 is making some awful life choices and is no longer at home- we barely speak, younger ds has SEN and I’m really struggling with him at the moment, behaviour is very difficult to manage. Life just feels shit. Xmas is not what it used to be. I’m sad that I’m not enjoying the Xmas season. It all just feels so flat.

I just want to get away.

I guess it’s never nice to feel like this, but at this time of year I feel a pressure to be happy and it just seems like the whole family is struggling and unhappy in some way.

You get years like that. 2023 has been shit all ways round,It really has been a tough year just surviving. Have a cuppa and get your feet up.You sound exhausted, You dont have to be happy really you dont.What you have to do is survive the next few days as peacefully as you can thats all. It sounds like you have had a lot to cope with its going to knock you out of kilter. try not to be so hard on yourself. It will come and go and be a distant memory this time next week. Have a different xmas this year,please yourself what you do and keep your feet up with crap telly, its ok to just do that.