Here’s how I dealt with my feelings (feel free to save / share for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Passover, etc. )
1) Just sit - They’re not going to change. Your drunk aunt. Your homophobic step dad. Your “influencer” nephew. Your helicopter mom. These people are who they are. We can’t change them. They’re not going to change. So just sit. Daydream. Get into a state of awareness, and create a bulletproof force field around your head and heart. Be grateful you have family.
2) Remind yourself that storms are temporary - It’s the food coma. It’s the alcohol. It’s the fact that you don’t have the dream job your family wants you to. Someone is going to set someone else off … and that’s okay. We anticipate it. Movies tells us this is normal! So breathe. Remind yourself that storms aren’t forever, and occupy your mind by going elsewhere.
3) Have a plan / boundaries - Katie knows I’m 60-90min on, 10-15min off. That’s my personal boundary. I set it up in advance and she knows when I need an “Introvert Interval.” I don’t leave in the middle when things get crazy, because the last thing you want is leave in for middle of an anxiety attack. I leave at the interval I set up in advance to avoid any of that.
If any of this was helpful, e-mail me or DM me. Let me know how you’re managing your anxiety this season, and how I can help!
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