It’s Okay To Say No to Traditions That Don’t Work for You Anymore
<p>The buzz of the holiday season is already upon us, and this time of year is challenging for those of us in recovery. We’re inundated with demands to buy or do things for others, and fake smiles and messages of cheer pollute our fields of vision. All we want is some time and space for ourselves, but expectations dictate otherwise. When the calendars flip to November and the schedule fills with social events, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.</p>
<p>If you’re newly sober or in recovery, overwhelm can rapidly descend into anxiety and panic. You can’t imagine yourself not going to the big Christmas party or the holiday gathering with your work friends, and you dread the idea of telling your loved ones that you’re not coming. There will be consequences and fallout if we bail on tradition, so we end up doing things we don’t want to do.</p>
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