Posted by tabitha on December 26, 2003, at 22:01:15
In reply to The Holiday Recovery Club, posted by deirdrehbrt on December 26, 2003, at 20:53:00
Count me in. I quit doing Christmas entirely. It got to be a choice between obligatory hellish family visits, and odd Christmas orphan events with not super-close friends that tended to be more alienating than connecting. I spent a couple years just being alone and miserable. Tried going to the movies-- couldn't bear the looks of pity from the usher. One year I added some Christmas day phone calls to selected relatives and friends. That went OK. So lately I strive to do the minimum that actually feels good. This year I sent cards, hung up one strand of lights, made a couple of family phone calls (actually those didn't go so well-- maybe I need to re-evaluate next year) and bought myself a few gifts. Spent Christmas day home alone. It was the least awful Christmas in a while. I wouldn't go so far as to call it fun.. but definitely not awful.
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