From dealing with your annoying aunt to deciding if you should spend Christmas elsewhere.
, told us how to cope with stress around seeing your family, and how you can take action to either mitigate potential stressors, or get out of these scenarios.There is certainly room for challenging your loved ones if they express bigoted or harmful views, whether or not it's the holiday season. But if arguments are causing you severe distress, or could jeopardise your safety, O'Neill recommended removing yourself from the situation if you see it escalating to a harmful point.
“Enlist the help of other family members to provide some support when you need to be around those who cause stress. If you’re comfortable with it, you can even try to incorporate some humour by making a game out of how many times the family member says or does something that you find objectionable,” she said. “I also recommend using apps or other technology-supported ways to detach and decompress.
“Your mental, emotional, and physical safety are of the utmost importance. If you don’t feel safe with your family, then consider ways that you can either take steps to avoid being with them, or where you can involve other individuals who can provide support to you” O'Neill said. “The bottom line is that you deserve to be you, without compromise.
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