• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Mental Health Resources
    • Depression Resources
  • Blog
    • Coping
    • Medication
    • Self Care
    • Stress and Anxiety
    • Unhelpful thinking
      • Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
      • Fortune-Telling
      • Guilt and Shame
      • Time Travel
    • Sleep Issues
    • Depression
    • Covid19
    • Suicide & Self-Harm
    • Wellness Tools
      • SMART – Self Management And Recovery Training
      • WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
      • Change Triangle
  • Contact

“I Suffer From Depression.” Here’s What I Am Learning.

Turnaround
You are here: Home / Featured Home / My love/hate relationship with holidays

My love/hate relationship with holidays

November 27, 2019 by Depression Is Not My Boss 1 Comment

Growing up, I was the kid excited about the upcoming holidays.

It wasn’t always the presents, though that was certainly a factor. After all, I was a child. I remember the Sears Christmas catalog coming in the mail. I would dog-ear pages and make sure Santa knew that I was good, so the odds of me getting something for Christmas favored me.

Often, it was traveling to visit family that made the holidays special.

I looked forward to our trips from Maryland to New Jersey to visit relatives around major holidays.  One relative had a New Years’ Eve Party tradition that attracted 25 to 30 cousins, aunts, uncles and when she was still alive, my Grandmother.

Fast-forwarding 50 years, in some ways, I am still that excited child.

I’m looking forward to visiting family for Thanksgiving. But now, instead of a week to travel spend time and then return home, everything has sped up. Retail is all about the holidays and as a manager, that makes it my business to be there. Hence the hate (with a dose of “I understand because that is what I signed up for”) part and a jaded view, at times, of holidays.

Tomorrow morning, we are up at 4 AM, drive to the airport and arrive in Boston at 9 AM.

The following morning (that’s 24 hours) we hop a plane back home to Virginia. The marvels of our 21st Century travel. But it is also the curse of my occupation. I see Halloween in August, and Christmas begins in September. Even now, Memorial Day is just around the corner.

So, I will travel because I can.

READ: Celebrating the little victories in my life

 I still love sharing holidays with family. And making the effort to get there is part of the adventure. I can’t wait to share in the traditions of our Thanksgiving meal together.

Now if I can only get the TSA to allow me to carry a pumpkin pie on the plane.

Filed Under: Featured Home, Some days I feel like myself Tagged With: depression and anxiety, Holidays, Sears, travel

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

I write My Concealed Depression to create Mental Health AwarenessHello, I am Joel. I have Major Depressive Disorder.  I am genuinely determined to figure out my personal relationship with depression. With 40+ years of living with concealed depression, I write my blog to find answers. 

I once got so carried away searching for answers that I even earned a  certification in  SMART Recovery. 

Get my latest posts, (your email is never sold or rented)

I developed a 38 Page Mental Health Tools Flipbook. Complete the Form and Get Your Free Copy Now.

Privacy Policy

Discover Self-Care, Coping Strategies, Understand Anxiety, Track your Triggers, Mood, and Sleep; Recap Therapy Sessions, and more.

https://myconcealeddepression.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/my-concealed-depression-intro.mp4
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

More to See

The startling truth about coping statements for anxiety and depression

The Startling Truth About Coping Statements For Anxiety and Depression

October 28, 2020 By Depression Is Not My Boss

My 101 Coping Strategies for Anxiety

My 101 Best Coping Statements For Anxiety and Depression

October 18, 2020 By Depression Is Not My Boss

Am I Able to Be Happier, to Feel Joy?

January 24, 2023 By Depression Is Not My Boss

Depression almost kept me from summiting mount Kilimanjaro with unhelpful, all or nothing thinking

What Made Depression Almost Keep Me From Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro?

January 21, 2023 By Depression Is Not My Boss

You Never Pay More, Yet Clicking These Links And Making a Purchase Helps Fund My Blog

PureFormulas.com-Pure Healthy Goodness, Highest-Grade Natural Supplements! Fast, Free Shipping!
Mosaic 250x250
Blog Meets Brand
Your Page Title

Footer

Contact

Email:  my.concealed.depression@gmail.com

Privacy Policy

Recent

  • Is My Anxiety Because I Am Still Unpacking from Africa?
  • Am I Able to Be Happier, to Feel Joy?
  • What Made Depression Almost Keep Me From Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro?
  • 3 Years and 9 Months After Admitting Depression, I Can Say Merry Christmas
  • What I Learned Having Skin Cancer Removed from My Face

Search

© Copyright 2020 · My Concealed Depression · All Rights Reserved · Designed by The Marketing Momma