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Autism, Depression and the Holidays

I’ve blogged in the past about how autism magnifies issues in your life.  Just as marriage problems, money problems, addiction problems are magnified and more dangerous, so too is depression.  So too is depression during the holidays.

I’ve been struggling with this lately and feel like I am on the edge of depression.  The holidays do not help.  In our case, we have multiple sides of our families to see during Christmas.  I feel like a jerk even thinking it, but at times I hate Christmas.  If we had one Christmas on actual Christmas day, it might be different, but with multiple Christmases, I am just ready for it to be over by the time the real deal arrives.

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