Christmas depression ?
Q.It is coming upon Christmas time, which used to be my favorite time of year, but this year I just don't have that Christmas spirit. There are a few reasons for this. Number one is, surprisingly, not the MonSter, though it plays a close second. Number one is that my grandmother died on Christmas last year. Well, actually, the morning after Christmas, Dec. 26 @ 2 a.m. Thinking about that makes Christmas not what it once was for me. My mother has decided to not celebrate Christmas this year, if ever again. No tree, no nothing. Another reason I don't feel in the holiday mood is that I have no money, no prospect of getting any, and no way to get anyone any presents. I am a very giving person, and I hate not being able to get my family gifts. I would also like to be with my husband for Christmas but I just don't see that happening. For the last few years, we have had nice, quiet Christmases with just the 2 of us, opening our gifts,and listening to Nat King Cole. I'm going to really miss that this year. I really miss him.
A.There are some things antidepressants just aren't meant to handle -- like real grief and distress. I hope you can at least get together with your mom for Christmas, even if celebrating it like usual doesn't seem right. Terrible thing this holiday can do to a person who is kind-hearted and thoughtful, but also lacking financial resources. One year, when I was totally strapped, I wrote a Christmas letter to my parents. On pretty paper and in my bestest
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