How to Enjoy Christmas, despite Having Chronic Illness
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There’s no denying it: the holidays are a stressful time for everyone. But I believe Christmas is especially stressful for the chronically ill individual. 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 chronically ill individuals 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.
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 Having Chronic Illness - Irene S. Roth
How to Enjoy Christmas,
Despite Having Chronic Illness
By: Irene S. Roth
Copyright 2022 Irene S. Roth
https://livingwellwitharthritis.wordpress.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 a chronically ill individual may 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 a chronically ill individual’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 chronically ill individual. 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 chronically ill individuals 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