********* Holiday time is actually a SAD time for me, so I'm starting to dread them ALREADY. Anyone else?

********* Holiday time is actually a SAD time for me, so I'm starting to dread them ALREADY. Anyone else?
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answer:Yea, there’s tons of stuff that you can do if you don’t want to have a pity party for yourself. Volunteer to collect toys from those toy bins. Volunteer in a soup kitchen. There’s a bunch of ways you can help the less fortunate. It will really help you appreciate how fantastic your crappy holiday really is. I try to make myself pretty unavailable on the holidays. It’s only a happy time for normal people. I relate to you.
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