Christmas is dawning on us again for those who celebrate it, whether we like it or not fellow festive-lovers and Grinchies.
Christmas Is Here!
It’s a different experience for everyone at this time of year. It can be joyous, fun and family-oriented. It can be a time of stress, mental health challenges, worries, bereavement, ill health, loss and loneliness. If you know someone who you’ve not heard from in a while or who may be struggling, please do reach out to say hello and see how they are because these small things can make all the difference.
Related Reading : Coping at Christmas with chronic illness.
Seeking Support At Christmas
Please do seek a little support if you’re struggling, whether that’s a friend, family member, partner, online support group, Facebook group, the blogging community or a professional. You should be able to find (thank you, Google) services & charities near you that can help, but here are a few contacts for those in the UK :
The Samaritans – 116 123 / samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us
Mind – 0300 123 3393 / mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/
Family Lives (Divorce & separation) – 08088 002 222
SaneLine – 0300 304 7000 (6-11pm mental health & emotional support)
Cruise’s Festive Bereavement Helpline – 0808 808 1677 / cruse.org.uk/telephone-support/christmas
Wishing You All A Merry Christmas
Now that I’m feeling a little better, I’ll be hitting the chocolate and cheesy Christmas songs, battling away the inner Grinch while wrestling with the Sellotape and wrapping paper. I hope I bought wrapping paper… (fibro brain strikes again!) Take care of yourselves, try not to over-stress things, pace yourselves, and remember what’s important to you this Christmas so that you focus on the things that matter. ????
For now, I’d like you wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope it’s as healthy, happy, blessed and lovely as possible, and that whatever your situation you can enjoy what you can and find things to cherish and appreciate. Love to you all!
Caz ♥
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Happy Christmas to you too! Seems we were thinking along similar lines today 🙂 Hope you did get that wrapping paper X
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Merry Christmas Caz! And I’m totally in awe staring at this lovely little snowy scene…
Feliz Navidad from España
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too, Caz – and that 2019 brings you happiness, good health and whatever else your heart desires.
So glad to hear you are feeling even a little better, Caz.
Praying for you! Merry Christmas!
Same to you Caz <3
Merry Christmas Caz, and blessings to you and your family <3
Merry Christmas Caz! 🙂 xxx
Merry Christmas.
Best wishes for the New Year. X
Merry Christmas! Have a blessed day!
Merry Christmas. I wish you love and joy throughout the coming year.
Merry Christmas! I have come down with a cold and have been feeling rundown, but have been using the time to find cheesy holiday movies to watch. There’s something about an oversimplistic and unrealistic Christmas movie that fills me with joy. 🙂
Sending Chrissy greetings to you, Caz. 🙂
Wishing you a healthy Christmas. Watch out for the chocolate grinch – you know the one who resides deep inside us telling us too much of a good thing is not good… But, it’s Christmas; I reply.
Oh okay – I’ll take it easy on the chocolate.
Geez; don’t we ever get to have fun??? Maybe just a little then!!! Phew; thought I was going to miss out altogether!
Merry Christmas, Caz… 🙂
xoxoxo
Merry Christmas Caz and many blessing in the New Year.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Caz.
This is the best time to reach out to family and friends.
as always,
Be Well
thanks, Caz – wishing you & yours a marvelous 2019!
Auguri di buon anno, silvia
Merry Christmas! Hope you had a lovely day xx
Thanks lovely! I hope you had a good Christmas too 🙂
xx
Great idea to put the helpline numbers in your post too. I shared them in my facebook support group over the festive season too, as it’s good to remember not everyone finds that time of the year easy. But I hope it was a lovely Christmas for you Caz & you are having a nice new year so far… (and as you go along and maybe discover your focus word 😉 lol).
Helen xx
http://www.helensjourney.com
It is good to remember there’s help out there & that many people struggle over the festive season. Thank you so much for the lovely comment – I’ve got my 2018 review / 2019 thinking / 2019 focus word all on my to-do list!! 🙂
Take care and have a lovely rest of your week.xx