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how I'm fighting post holiday depression this year

How I’m Fighting Post-Holiday Depression This Year

November 24, 2019 Sara Martin Leave a comment

People experience depression every year during the holiday season; here’s how I plan to manage post-holiday depression in my own life.

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Posted in: Wellness Filed under: christmas, depression, holidays, mental health, mental illness, post holiday depression, purpose, self care

Hi! I’m Sara, a writer navigating life after faith. To learn more about this blog, click here.

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Written June/July 2021 in memory of my friend and life coach, Steve Austin. 💙 https://religionnews.com/2021/06/10/steve-austin-former-pastor-who-wrote-about-suicide-and-mental-health-struggles-dies/ 🔸 FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA 🔸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sara_martin24/ Website: https://sara-martin.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC49ikLIIIwWj74BySg9M8OA Twitter: https://twitter.com/sara_martin_24
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I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-mo I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-moment joy, like life is good in this body on this planet in this moment in time. I was on a walk with my family. I looked up above the green trees and saw a blue sky with wispy clouds cradling the pale moon, a speck of an airplane passing by it and a thin white line trailing behind. The early summer air held the scent of grilling wafting from backyards and flowers that tugged at some vague summer memory from the past, pulling up a feeling of nostalgia with it.⁣ ⁣ I wish it were easier to feel moments like this. Just in the present, happy to be existing moments. Not weighed down by existential thoughts. The heaviness of reality. Of the human condition. The suffering that exists in the world. It's like my brain's default is to operate in existential dread mode. ⁣ ⁣ I feel a responsibility to carry this heaviness around with me. Like it's the least I can do, to acknowledge my place as a human being in a world so corrupted by humanity. Can I still be a responsible tenant of this place I call home though, and allow myself feel more moments of joy to exist here?
@alysonstoner is a wonderful human. Their book "Se @alysonstoner is a wonderful human. Their book "Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything" was a gift to read, and getting to hear them speak in person was incredible. I especially resonated with their religious deconstruction journey woven throughout their story. Thank you, @alysonstoner, for inspiring another writer to keep pursuing telling my story, too (despite the, ahem, "challenges" of publishing a book 😂). Now go buy a copy of their book!!
Hi, I'm Sara. I had a viral Christian deconstructi Hi, I'm Sara. I had a viral Christian deconstruction video on YouTube five years ago, then I disappeared from the internet.⁣ ⁣ Long story short, I never anticipated being bombarded with *thousands* of people's opinions on my journey with (and out of) faith, and it made me realize maybe I didn't want to share my story so publicly.⁣ ⁣ After abandoning YouTube, I discovered there was a huge part of my deconstruction journey I still hadn't faced yet: my trauma. And boy, have I faced my trauma. I spent the last few years deep-diving into my trauma with multiple therapists trying to talk through it, EMDR it, and ultimately process it. Heavy shit.⁣ ⁣ Through it all, what I've learned the past five years is that I no longer need anyone, including people on the internet, to validate my story in order to be okay. My deconstruction from Christianity is no longer a central component of my identity. I'm no longer in my angry exvangelical phase.⁣ ⁣ I've been doing the work of exploring what views, beliefs, and mindsets resonate with me as a person who's done the work of reckoning with my religious past. Does that past still affect me and trigger me at times? Absolutely. But my life no longer revolves around or is dictated by it. Hell, I even work at a church now (and no, I still am not a Christian, nor religious in any way. I'm telling you: therapy. 🙌🏼)⁣ ⁣ These days, I mostly exist in the spaces of physical exhaustion, existential dread, and general contentment with life. I'm overwhelmed by my internal world a lot of the time, but having a small child who demands attention forces me back into the present moment. ⁣ ⁣ If you're reading this, thank you. I don't know what my online presence will be in the future because the way social media rewires our brains really disturbs me. But here's a quick "hello" and a photo of the lovely books currently on my reading list.
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