Knowing I was going to be spending Christmas alone for the first time felt like a punishment.
The previous year, I blacked outThe previous Christmas Eve, I had been in the same hospital for a mental health crisis.
When I had been discharged earlier on Christmas Day, I went home and slept through the day.
There were no awkward conversations around the dinner table with relatives I only see at Christmas, big birthdays, or funerals.
Many people think the idea of spending Christmas on their own sounds lonely and unappealing.
Persons:
I'd, Christmases
Locations:
Paris, Switzerland