Christmas for everyone: tips and help against loneliness and grief

Christmas for everyone: tips and help against loneliness and grief

The contemplative holidays are just around the corner, but for many people Christmas becomes a pronounced loneliness. While some spend festive hours in the circle of their loved ones, many others feel calmly and sad right now. Around the Christmas season, organizations in Austria and Germany have launched a wide variety of help to help these people and not to let them down. Kosmo.at that the Vienna life and social consultants can be reached on the holidays, especially for mentally needy. On the hotline 0820 89 01 01, anonymous crisis talks are offered to give lonely the opportunity to entrust yourself to someone.

Especially on Christmas Eve there are numerous initiatives in South Westphalia and Bielefeld that counteract people with loneliness. In parish houses and churches, services are celebrated together, followed by a Christmas dinner together. Pastor Jonas Klur from Burbach describes the common festival as an opportunity to bring "a little light and warmth". In addition, the head of telephone counseling Münster, Joachim Fischer, shows that many callers are burdened by money worries and exhaustion, and encourages to call even further when it comes to doubts, as reported on wdr.de .

help and support for mourners

The challenges that can bring both loneliness and interpersonal conflicts are particularly noticeable at Christmas. Harald G. Janisch from the life and social consultants indicate that many people are burdened by stressful preparations or impending disputes. That is why many feel particularly tense in these emotional times, which require love and security. In these difficult moments, aid organizations offer their support to accompany the people affected and provide mental help.

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