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Christmas worries and tips

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Hi

With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would talk about this time if year. For most this is a time full of joy but for sufferers of pni this can be a period of huge anxiety and low mood.

I remember being very ill with pni over Christmas and it was a horrific time of year for me. The endless tasks mounting up at a time when I couldn’t even manage to boil a carrot for my child who was weaning, feeling overwhelmed in busy shops and at this time when families should be closer than ever, I felt so alone like I was the only person in the planet.

Do you have any strategies that help?

I found breaking up the day into chunks made it less overwhelming.

Also trying to delegate jobs to others - avoiding v overwhelming tasks but setting myself small goals and

praising myself for even the smallest accomplishments .

Trying to talk to friends and family about how I felt

Getting out for daily walk - even if it was just for 5 mins and focusing on sounds, smells, and what I saw .

Let’s talk about this together x

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Hi, so lovely of you to share tips for the upcoming season, extremely useful all of them.

I just wanted to add to pay attention to early warning signs. It is easy to miss or ignore when we start feeling unwell. There are so many distractions this season and a big deal of pressure for things to go perfect, that we tend to carrying on despite getting the signals that we are starting to struggle. We may only act when it has progressed so far that it is impossible to ignore anymore. Listening to our bodies and taking time off whatever activity is triggering our stress is very important.

Have a merry holiday and a good break,

Maria

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Hi Maria

Thank you for your valuable contribution. You are so right and looking back at my own experience of pni, I hugely ignored the signs of my deteriorating mental health. Taking take out to relax and rest would have been so useful!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Monica

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