People Who Struggle During the Holidays

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:24.7	There are certain types of people who struggle during holidays. You know, cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer. Yeah yeah the holidays are a time of depression sadness anger grief
0:43.4	and frustration for a lot of people not everyone looks forward to the holidays and there's
0:51.7	some good reasons.
0:58.9	One day of swapping gifts and eating too much and celebrating with your family, wouldn't that be fun?
1:03.3	To a great argument that leaves everyone depressed hurt and crying
1:06.3	while you establish grudges, that will continue to last.
1:12.9	So let me give you some types of people who are struggling during the holidays.
1:21.0	And I'm not talking about any profound mental illnesses.
1:24.4	I'm just talking about people who are just not happy.
1:29.4	Could be a personality style,
1:33.3	could be what they're going through at this time. You don't have to be profoundly depressed to be unhappy. You're not feeling it. And everybody telling you, tis the season to be jolly,
1:41.5	your reaction is stuff it.
1:45.4	Stuff it.
1:53.6	Overbearing and annoying, constant reminder, you're not happy.
1:58.9	And you think, am I the only one out there who's not happy during the holidays?
2:00.2	The answer is, no. There are a lot of sad people
2:02.6	walking around with happy for the holiday masks on. Another category of people. By the way, some of this
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