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Re: adnohr,
To complicate the dysfunctional family dynamics, the judgment often goes both ways: a lack of tolerance, of forgiveness--and a lot of self-pity that prolongs the feelings of having been treated badly. I wish the Perfect Family thing would go away altogether: some of us will never ever ever have that Happy Family, but holding it up between us and the family we have only makes things seem worse.
posted by
Ciel
on November 20, 2016 at 10:10 AM
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Like Naut, I worked with a Suicide prevention group for a couple of years - all part of working with homeless persons. Unfortunately the general definition of 'normal' seems to have much to do with how an individual feels about him/herself and the situation he/she has to handle. Judgment restricts acceptance and love, both of which would go a long way to prevent the utter desolation and final desperation of many. Not all, but many.
posted by
adnohr
on November 20, 2016 at 5:53 AM
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A lot of folk have told me that they hate Sunday. Also Christmas of course, as you say it can be a lonely time for those who crave company,or have lost a loved one. 
posted by
C_C_T
on November 20, 2016 at 5:48 AM
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A very interesting post, and good to keep in mind.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on November 19, 2016 at 7:10 PM
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Re: Naut,
You would have enjoyed the Talk Back portion, and I imagine you'd have had valuable things to add to the conversation.
posted by
Ciel
on November 19, 2016 at 5:57 PM
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Re: Kabu,
Christmas is one day, but the lead up to it is two months or more, and the last six weeks, nearly every store is playing happy music celebrating the false ideals and rubbing our noses in what we are supposed to be feeling. Commercials in every form of media do the same, and it is practically impossible to avoid it! And all in the name of making more sales.
Most of us can manage a day, a few days of feeling low, even really low. But this builds and builds... and the dread of it still left over from previous years, one is sensitized, closer to the edge of the precipice every year.
posted by
Ciel
on November 19, 2016 at 5:56 PM
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Re: Pat,
The numbers are appalling! Especially, that there are more and more in the 14-15 year old group.
posted by
Ciel
on November 19, 2016 at 5:50 PM
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Ciel
Very interesting! It touches on things I was intimately involved in once, as a volunteer at a call-in Distress Center. I even wrote my MA thesis on it...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 19, 2016 at 1:43 PM
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This is the scary season, it isn't just young people who feel it either. It is crazy but anyone alone can feel neglected and worthless because there is no Christmas for them, no feel good story at the end of the movie when the family suddenly come through the door with lots of food, parcels, and loveing good cheer. Yet it is one day.
posted by
Kabu
on November 19, 2016 at 10:52 AM
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Great to read there was some talk along with the play.
What's sad is that death by suicide happens frequently enough that there are demographic statistics for comparison. And you're right about this season being scary as so many who maintain a level most of the time get stressed and sadder...
posted by
Pat_B
on November 19, 2016 at 9:45 AM
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