Survive - 5 Ways To Get Through The Holidays

Updated July 10, 2023

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TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS 

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Don't miss out on the holiday season. Do your best to celebrate and enjoy it as much as possible. Here are 5 tips from Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz, in his article, "Five tips for surviving the holidays." In a nutshell, the 5 tips (in my own words) are . . .

1. Recognize your thoughts and emotions, and slow them down
2. Lower expectations, the holidays don't have to be perfect
3. Take care of yourself first by modifying and changing how YOU react to people and situations
4. Place limits on demands and ultimatums by verbally side-stepping them (e.g., replace "should," "must" and "have to" with "I wish," "maybe" and "my preference is ..."
5. The holiday season is temporary and will be over before you know it

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