Christmas 2020 without Family

Christmas 2020 without family - Caroline Ellison Counselling in Fleet Hampshire

Christmas

Christmas Home Rituals Isolation Sadness Together Missing Altogether Soon

Christmas feels so different this year and for so many it is hard! Being alone on Christmas day seems to have a weight greater than other days. Remembering a loved one we have lost at Christmas seems to hurt more than other days of the year. Christmas evokes a multitude of emotions from love, laughter and joy to sorrow, sadness and despair.

This will be the first year where many families, who normally all join together, will be apart. This is likely to be the year many older relatives will be home alone. Phone calls will be made, Zoom calls shared and I hear the echo of:

“Oh I am all right, I will see you all very soon”

Is it all right?

Is it all right? It is a Christmas filled with empty chairs, no hugging and a quiet in the air. I will not see my Mum and this is likely to be her last Christmas and this breaks my heart. Covid, Christmas and Dementia creates a dangerous cocktail and the risks are too great to go and visit her. This is true of so many and my heart goes out to those of you who are not able to share this Christmas with the ones who for so many years of our life made them magical and special.

Resilience and Support

Life can be tough and life can throw curve balls at us when we least expect and those curve balls, so often unwelcome, lead us to dig deep for resilience as we seek out our personal coping mechanism. If you are struggling this Christmas please reach out for support. There are many wonderful people out there who want to help, here are a few:

I am also here to support you.

Take lots of care this Christmas and please remember to reach out for support if you can.

Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.

Shared by your local Counsellor in Fleet, Caroline at Caroline Ellison Counselling – this is my experience and these are my opinions. Carpe Diem.