Reply #15: Oh, you are certainly not alone. [View All]

[Golden Raisin]

I wish I could magically "fast forward" and skip the entire holiday season. It brings back memories of beloved family members who are dead and whose deaths sucked the joy and life out of Thanksgiving. The non-stop 24/7, in-your-face media barrage of forced jollity and inescapable commercialism doesn't help. Life isn't a Rockwell painting or Capra film for a lot of people. Holidays are for innocent children but can be very hard indeed for adults, especially adults suffering from depression.