{"id":330,"date":"2021-11-29T17:27:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afccenter.org\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2021-11-29T17:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:27:42","slug":"tips-for-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afccenter.org\/index.php\/tips-for-the-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cPUTTING GOD, FAMILY,\u00a0 AND MENTAL HEALTH\u00a0 BACK IN THE HOLIDAYS\u201d<\/p>\n

From a presentation, St. Thomas Becket Church Women\u2019s Organization<\/p>\n

By Herbert Jay Rosenfield, ACSW, LCSW, BCD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Holiday season is stressful for everybody!<\/p>\n

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For some folks, the stress is from the past; for others, current issues weigh on them.\u00a0 For many, disappointments and\/or losses, past and present, are raised by the Holidays. For others, economics plays a large role; so many wrestle with health issues for themselves or for loved ones. For everybody, time is too short and the tasks many!<\/p>\n

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Here are some suggestions that participants have<\/p>\n

offered to you to try:<\/p>\n

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Make a list of things for which you are thankful.\u00a0 Read your list each morning or evening and give thanks for them<\/p>\n

Set realistic expectations for each holiday.<\/p>\n

Try to control your time better than last year:\u00a0 Slow down.\u00a0 Pace yourself.\u00a0 Begin your preparations by making a list of what you need\/want to do and how you can do them.<\/p>\n

Engage family members to share the opportunity and responsibility to prepare for and make your holiday celebrations successful. They benefit, too.<\/p>\n

Eat and drink moderately during the holiday season.\u00a0 Pay attention to your special diet needs.<\/p>\n

Maintain important elements of your normal patterns. Sleep; eating times\u2019 exercise; social contacts; work rhythms; etc.<\/p>\n

When feeling \u2018blue\u2019, make healthy choices that best help you to feel more in control: music; sing a song; call a friend; take a nap; avoid alcohol, a depressant; take a walk; count\u00a0 your blessings; help somebody else; think positive thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a9 A&FCC 1983, 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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