Discussion Christmas time

[breatheout]

how do you cope during the holidays/how do you feel during the holidays? its like a week away, wondering how people are feeling.

 

[passivethought121]

The Christmas spirit is a billion times better than the reality. Advertisements and scents are cool. I'm rotting and feeling like a freeloader. No job, license, gf, internship, etc. My parents see me and hold back the urge to snap and tell me about how I'm far too old to have none of these things. I dare go on social media and see everyone laughing with their gf and friends.

And then fuckin New Years. I need a way to keep myself sedated or asleep so I don't think too long about how it's been yet another year and I'm not dead

 

[Kalista]

how do you cope during the holidays/how do you feel during the holidays? its like a week away, wondering how people are feeling.

Not going through with it. I became immensely depressed early November before of it. Now it's all about exiting soon or before that day.

 

[Passersby]

I've generally hated the holidays my whole life. It's just full of toxic positivity and can cause extreme anxiety.

 

[kappa]

Been no contact with family for about 5 years. Work retail..

I fucking hate the holidays. It used to just be the toxic families out that pissed me off but be seeing happy families piss me off too.

 

[Ferret77]

It's hard, because Christmas is supposed to be a time for families specifically, which is nice in theory, but for people who don't have a family or their family is toxic, such as myself, it's horrible.
I don't even celebrate my birthday.