{"id":366,"date":"2016-10-13T00:45:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T07:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/2008\/09\/03\/bipolar-disorder-and-holiday-cheer\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:05","slug":"bipolar-disorder-and-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-holiday-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder and Holiday Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-300x225.png\" alt=\"halloween 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get ready for the holidays- today! I know, it&#8217;s not even Halloween yet here in the States, but planning ahead really works.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m planning my winter holidays right now.\u00a0 I tend to get overly stressed\u00a0when I don&#8217;t plan ahead for holidays.\u00a0 There is so much cheer around me! Holiday cheer! If only regular people knew what it&#8217;s like for us.\u00a0 Especially those of us who have some odd family dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Where will you go for the holidays in December? Do you have plans for New Year&#8217;s?\u00a0 No matter where you live, December and January are usually on a different schedule.\u00a0 Bipolar disorder doesn&#8217;t like schedule changes!<\/p>\n<p>Loneliness and suicidal thoughts can peak during the holidays. \u00a0If we plan now- In October- we can make things really different this year and have some holiday cheer ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Julie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to be with PEOPLE during the holidays, I highly suggest the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\" target=\"_blank\">MeetUp.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-300x225.png\" alt=\"halloween 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/halloween-31.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get ready for the holidays- today! I know, it&#8217;s not even Halloween yet here in the States, but planning ahead really works.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m planning my winter holidays right now. I tend to get overly stressed when I don&#8217;t plan ahead for holidays. There is so much cheer around me! Holiday cheer! If only regular people knew what it&#8217;s like for us. Especially those of us who have some odd family dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Where will you go for the holidays in December? Do you have plans for New Year&#8217;s? No matter where you live, December and January are usually on a different schedule. Bipolar disorder doesn&#8217;t like schedule changes!<\/p>\n<p>Loneliness and suicidal thoughts can peak during the holidays. 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