{"id":85480,"date":"2009-12-16T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T21:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=136077"},"modified":"2009-12-16T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T21:02:47","slug":"tips-for-dealing-with-holiday-family-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/85480","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Dealing With Holiday Family Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you are one of those rare families who just never has <strong>disagreements<\/strong> or <strong>drama<\/strong>, you probably expect a certain level of <strong>stress<\/strong> surrounding family get-togethers for the holidays.\u00a0 Families are so complicated!\u00a0 Every member is so different, yet also so extremely similar from the next in a way that always sparks <strong>conflict<\/strong>.\u00a0 Add significant others, spouses, babies, pets, and a huge meal into the mix and there is a chance that some sort of new or old conflict will arise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136079\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 426px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/search.creativecommons.org\/?q=family+stress+christmas&amp;sourceid=Mozilla-search\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136079\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/3263841947_b3e6e1c914.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Karmalize on Flickr\" width=\"416\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Karmalize on Flickr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The holiday season is officially here.\u00a0 If you feel stressed about the upcoming festivities, here are some tips to remember when spending large amounts of time with your entire family:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huge family get-togethers only occur once or twice a year.\u00a0 Try to <strong>focus on the positive<\/strong> for just a few days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Go in with a positive attitude, but <strong>without high expectations<\/strong>.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t expect that everything will perfect, but do expect that you will be able to calmly handle whatever comes your way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on doing <strong>the best you can<\/strong> to help.\u00a0 A lot of times family members disagree because they don&#8217;t feel that everyone is pulling their weight equally.\u00a0 Focus on doing <strong>what you can to help <\/strong>(make plans, cook, decorate, chauffeur, etc.) without worrying about what other people <em>aren&#8217;t<\/em> doing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t sweat the small things.\u00a0 You have a lifetime of history with your family, which could cause you to get upset over small things.\u00a0 Try to <strong>focus on the big picture<\/strong> and let small battles slide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Give yourself a break.\u00a0 If you find that a situation is getting overwhelming, take yourself out of it.\u00a0 Family get-togethers can be overwhelming with tons of people around all the time, so take some time to <strong>go for a walk<\/strong> or go workout by yourself to clear your head.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This is not the best time for <strong>confrontations and interventions<\/strong>.\u00a0 Again, focus on maintaining a positive attitude and enjoying that you all get to spend time together.\u00a0 If you have issues with someone, discuss them in private at a separate time.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t form alliances or gang up on anyone&#8230;it will cause more hurt than help.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t start arguments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy being around your loved ones and appreciate that you have the opportunity to spend the holidays together.<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/tips-for-dealing-with-holiday-family-stress\/\">Tips For Dealing With Holiday Family Stress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you are one of those rare families who just never has disagreements or drama, you probably expect a certain level of stress surrounding family get-togethers for the holidays.\u00a0 Families are so complicated!\u00a0 Every member is so different, yet also so extremely similar from the next in a way that always sparks conflict.\u00a0 Add significant 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