5 Reasons I Don’t Give A Shit It’s Almost Christmas

And thats ok!

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I don’t want you to think that I’m a Scrooge who hates Christmas; nothing is further from the truth. Normally I get start getting excited in November and can’t wait to put up the tree, tuck into mince pies and watch Christmas movies. Not this year, though. I am completely disillusioned and exhausted this year, just waiting for it to be over.

1) My Depression

It’s been a rough year for me where my mental health is concerned. My antidepressants stopped working, so I changed to another. They stopped me from sleeping, so I came off medication altogether. I suffered from antidepressant withdrawal and experienced a month from hell.

I’ve finally found a medication that is working, but I’m still far from back to normal. In addition to my low mood, I feel exhausted, and Christmas seems like so much effort, even for fun things.

2) Trolls

I recently wrote about trolls who’ve posted comments on my pieces on body liberation. It’s more than that, though. I try to cast a wide net on the stories I read on Medium, and I am genuinely upset by…