Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged

Before we get to some humor…Last night I watched a PBS documentary, “This Emotional Life,” examining the causes and effects of such crippling emotional conditions as depression, PTSD, phobias and uncontrollable anger.

While these are real, frustrating, heart-breaking and destructive (to mind-body-spirit and relationships to self-others-work), the two “solutions” offered were: psychotherapy, wherein the patients talks and relives the inciting PTSD experiences and comes to distance and control overwhelming emotions; and chemicals (antidepressants). I found this a limited and conventional (corporate/AMA establishment) view, devoid of spirituality and without even a nod to “alternative” medicines and modalities.

For those who have friends, relatives or even yourself suffering from these conditions, seeking help is critical. Just the simple act of admitting one needs help is the first step toward health. But, I want to encourage seeking beyond a pill or quick-fix, and going more deeply into understanding and appreciation of the complexity of Life. There is much to explore (especially outside the corporate matrix) and therefore, much reason for hope.

On that note, a little humor is always a good thing.

1) Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear, the Voices, the Voices?
2) Amnesia — I Don’t Remember If I’ll be Home for Christmas
3) Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
4) Manic — Deck The Halls And Walls And House And Lawn And Streets And Stores And Office And Town And Cars And Buses And Trucks And Trees And Fire Hydrants And………..
5) Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Queens Disoriented Are
6) Paranoid — Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Us
7) Borderline Personality Disorder — You Better Watch Out, You Better not Shout, I’m Gonna Cry, and I’ll not Tell You Why
8) Full Personality Disorder — Thoughts of Roasting You On an Open Fire
9) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder — Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
10) Agoraphobia — I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn’t Leave My House
11) Senile Dementia — Walking In a Winter Wonderland Miles from My House in My Slippers and Robe
12) Oppositional Defiant Disorder — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House
13) Social Anxiety Disorder — Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate
14) Attention Deficit Disorder — We Wish You……Hey Look!! It’s Snowing!!!
15) Dyslexia — Snosty the Froman