How to Enjoy Christmas Despite Arthritis Pain and Fatigue

By Irene S. Roth

There’s no denying it: the holidays are a stressful time for everyone. But I believe Christmas is especially stressful for the arthritis sufferer. We are constantly trying to live up to the ideal image of Christmas that the advertisers tell us is right. We try to shop till we drop literally, spend way too much money, and end up feeling tired and completely exhausted by Christmas day. Some of us even get sick with the latest cold or flu that is making its rounds because we are so rundown. If this describes your predicament most holidays, this e-book is for you and the millions of other arthritis sufferers who try to do way too much during the holiday season and end up dearly paying for it with more pain, fatigue, joylessness, and misery.

In this e-book, I will show you how to recreate Christmas in the most simplistic terms so that you could enjoy the holidays and all the great things that the holidays have to offer without feeling guilty because you are not completely measuring up the media image of the ideal Christmas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Dec 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310231407

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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How to Enjoy Christmas

Despite Arthritis Pain and Fatigue

By: Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2015 Irene S. Roth

http://www.howtomanageyourarthritus.com

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Tip 1: Slow Down

Tip 2: Learn to Listen to Your Body

Tip 3: Learn to Say No

Tip 4: Practice Extreme self-Care

Tip 5: Find Time Every Day to be Alone

Tip 6: Stay in the Present

Tip 7: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others

Tip 8: Start Shopping Early

Tip 9: Don’t Overindulge

Tip 10: Don’t Buy Gifts Out of Obligation

Tip 11: Organize Your Holidays

Tip 12: Focus on Holiday Values

Tip 13: Travel Less

Tip 14: Celebrate and Have Fun

Tip 15: Turn off the Lights and Enjoy the Christmas Tree

Conclusion

Reference List

About the Author

Preface

The Christmas season is almost upon us. Every year, the holidays seem to approach faster and faster the older we get. Because of the hustle and bustle of the season, the holidays can be a time that arthritis sufferers dread. Everyone in the media portrays the holidays as a time when family and friends get together in a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of light and color. In addition, everyone is beaming with happiness in these ads, and yet an arthritis sufferer’s days are hardly ever that blissful, especially during the holidays when there is so much to do and expectations are flying so high.

There’s no denying it: the holidays are a stressful time for everyone. But I believe Christmas is especially stressful for the arthritis sufferer. We are constantly trying to live up to the ideal image of Christmas that the advertisers tell us is right. We try to shop till we drop literally, spend way too much money, and end up feeling tired and completely exhausted by Christmas day. Some of us even get sick with the latest cold or flu that is making its rounds because we are so rundown. If this describes your predicament most holidays, this e-book is for you and the millions of other arthritis sufferers who try to do way too much during the holiday season and end up dearly paying for it with more pain, fatigue, joylessness, and misery.

In this e-book, I will show you how to recreate Christmas in the most simplistic terms so that you could enjoy the holidays and all the great things that the holidays have to offer without feeling guilty because you are not completely measuring up the media image of the ideal Christmas. Here are a few things to remember.

First of all, I believe that the image of Christmas portrayed in the media is at best an ideal that most families,