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The Holiday Blues
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Scott on November 09, 2007, 12:01:35 pm ---All of the posts have been interesting, but it seems to me that the reality of this kind of depression is a little lost on most people. It's not a matter of feeling a little blue, or not being "into" the holiday. It can (and has been for me) debilitating.
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Have you explored any connection to your professional obligations this time of year? How many Messiahs are you singing this year? I'm not trying to be trivial here, but if you're exhausted from performing, surely that isn't helping your situation any.
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 09, 2007, 12:26:04 pm ---Have you explored any connection to your professional obligations this time of year? How many Messiahs are you singing this year? I'm not trying to be trivial here, but if you're exhausted from performing, surely that isn't helping your situation any.
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Right now I have 5 scheduled. I thought that might be an issue, so I consciously limited the number of engagements I took. I do have to say that these feelings got much worse after my brother passed away, but they have always been there.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Scott on November 09, 2007, 12:01:35 pm ---All of the posts have been interesting, but it seems to me that the reality of this kind of depression is a little lost on most people. It's not a matter of feeling a little blue, or not being "into" the holiday. It can (and has been for me) debilitating.
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I'm sorry, Scott, I don't mean to minimize your experience, I'm just speaking about mine. I think it's wonderful that you are discussing this. Here's a question - If you could do anything with the holidays (I don't mean magically change the world, just your experience of it), what would that look like?
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 03:33:20 pm ---
I'm sorry, Scott, I don't mean to minimize your experience, I'm just speaking about mine. I think it's wonderful that you are discussing this. Here's a question - If you could do anything with the holidays (I don't mean magically change the world, just your experience of it), what would that look like?
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Go away to a lush tropical island..preferrably a non-Christian one (nothing against the Christians out there), and hang out until it was all over.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Scott on November 09, 2007, 03:35:55 pm ---Go away to a lush tropical island..preferrably a non-Christian one (nothing against the Christians out there), and hang out until it was all over.
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People do it. You have my support. :)
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