Festive Holidays can also Induce Anxiety

Our Naluri team celebrated the year-end festive season last week with games, music, food and gift exchanges.

I wrote this silly adaptation of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, with a Naluri twist: 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Had a Social Anxiety Disorder

And if you ever saw him, you won’t, because he wont come out to play...

All of the other reindeer

Used to laugh and call him names

That made poor Rudolph

Have very severe DASS score

 Then one foggy Christmas eve

Santa gave Rudolf a Naluri sponsor code

Rudolph, with your anxiety so high

Won’t you talk to Faeza, so don’t cry

 Then all of the other coaches

Ser Chyi and Lini, Jennifer and Joyoki

Cheered him on and made him do Modules

He had so much fun with digital tools

Seow Wei gave him a Red for Christmas pudding

And said indulgent meals should be limited to once a week

So, he filled a negative thought journal entry

And said there’s high stress here in his tummy 

He asked Shawn for help in the Pain channel

And said his back hurts from pulling a fat man in a sleigh

Shawn asked him to do a Brief Pain Inventory

As he shouted out with glee

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

You’ll go down to mild severity!

While we celebrate an intense year (only 4 of the 40 people at the party were with us last year!), I was reminded by Tiffanie, that social situations, especially holidays, can be a stressful period for some people.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/christmas-festive-season-depression-ocd-lonely-sad-grief-stress-11059260

More than ever, let's be there for each other. If you notice a family member, friend or colleague feeling down during the holidays, ask "How are you feeling?", validate them, and say, "I'm here for you." For more tips on reaching out to help:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/in-practice/201607/how-help-someone-anxiety