Today's theory "paranoid thoughts"

Thinking about Christmas oh I am so excited NOT.

So I suffer from anxiety and depression.

I feel people who find it easy to be fake thrive in this world whereas someone like me who finds it impossible to be fake are most likely to suffer from some form of mental health problems.

Aye great day so it is 😡😡😡

[sweetiepye]

Let me tell you something, David. I work very hard at being fake. Sometimes it takes all the energy I have. The reason I do it is so I don't ruin the Holidays for my family, especially my grand children. When I remember my own childhood Christmases they were wonderful. We didn't have a lot, but we had enough. I am sure my Grandmothers didn't always feel the spirit, but they made sure we felt the love. You have no idea what other people live with. I can tell you this, no one lives pain free, some people just don't want to inflict it on others. I have had depression and anxiety for over 30 years and no one in my family knows except for my husband. This was my choice and for me it was the right one. I'm not judging you, but instead of fake think of it as acting. In any case not acknowledging it gives you some control over it. Fake it till you make it Pam

[Photogeek in reply to sweetiepye]

Pam I agree with you, show me one person who doesn't have troubles or problems of some sorts, I get Depressed but most peop,ensee me as happy positive etc. Yadda yadda , Doesn't that make me fake? NO I do t think so, but we cannot blame people who are not Depressed and say they are fake, that's a type of reverse discrimination.

You seem very negative and maybe you should think about being more positive. And seee people as people rather than us and them, We are all human Depressed or not and must help each other.

Hannah

[Satsuma]

I can resonate with you on this Hidden

[Hidden]

I find Christmas and New Year can bring out all the hypocrites that would shake your hand over the Festive Season and stab you in the back at other times of the year.

Before we had dogs we would take our main Holidays over the Christmas and New Year, just to get away from all the false celebrations. We had some wonderful Christmases although the problem was many Countries would celebrate Christmas Eve and that was it until New Year and then the 6th January. The sixth was the date of the three Kings and was very important especially in Spain.

[Satsuma]

I must admit that I am not exactly excited about Xmas either .. Just another day to me so I shall help wherever they need help in organisations

[nedd]

It's not faking it's acting "as if" you might as well if energy allows act as if it is as you would wish. Life does it anyway.

Fake it till you make it. So to speak.

Hard I know when you don't have the energy to look over the pit. But it's the luck of the draw. Some draw a crap hand that's all.