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A December/Holidays Venting Thread

LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 605 Incredible Poster
edited December 1 in Winter Wonderland ❄️
As suggested by our Community Connectors, this thread will be open for all of December as a place for to seek support or get something off your chest during this period of holidays, as we know this time of year can be extra hard and the extra support might be really appreciated. There is another thread open for specifically feeling less alone and connecting with others, whereas this one is specifically focused on seeking support/advice/being heard by your peers

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  • so_very_tiredso_very_tired Posts: 477 Listening Ear
    Is there anybody else here who is not excited for Christmas?
  • NemuritaiNemuritai Posts: 693 Incredible Poster
    so_very_tired wrote: »
    Is there anybody else here who is not excited for Christmas?

    I wouldn't say I'm not excited, but I do totally get how hard this time of year can be. I think it's hard since there's so much pressure to be happy and have fun, when in reality sometimes just getting through the season is the best you can do. It helps to take good care of yourself around this time though, even in small ways, if you feel able to :heart:
  • eylaheylah Community Connector Posts: 10,265 An Original Mixlorian
    im rly not looking forward to xmas bc it’s another xmas without my mum but im also anxious abt xmas bc i have to spend it with my bfs family. which is exciting but nerve wracking.
    ppl dont always need advice. sometimes all they rly need is a hand to hold. an ear to listen. and a heart to understand them. 🧸
  • so_very_tiredso_very_tired Posts: 477 Listening Ear
    My reasons for not really being excited for Christmas is because I cannot remember the last time me and my family had a genually good Christmas where nothing went wrong and the day just went well. One of my earliest memories of Christmas Day is my parents getting into an argument because my dad wanted to drink and smoke the day away when we where about to have Christmas dinner, my parents also thought pretty much every day so it was nice of them to not considering setting aside their differences for one day. Then pretty much every Christmas was like that for the past few years but at least then I was holding on to the tiniest bit of hope that Christmas was going to be good, but after last year and how that went, I'm really not excited for Christmas Day.

    With that being said, I am still watching some classic Christmas films, listening to some of my favourite Christmas music and I'm pretty much trying to enjoy this time of year while I can before the new year. I would rather just try make the best of it instead of dreading Christmas Day and getting miserable when the day doesn't go well. My reasons for disliking Christmas aren't really that bad compared to some others, but I thought I'd post my reasons anyway as I was the one who brought it up in the first place.
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,638 Part of The Furniture
    so_very_tired wrote: »
    Is there anybody else here who is not excited for Christmas?

    I think for me it's to do with getting older really. I feel like now I'm an adult, the joy that Christmas would bring is very different and I guess I see a more different side of Christmas than the magical one I grew up with. Not to say that it isn't magical for me anymore, it still is. I just see a more over consumption and commercialised Christmas rather than ones spending time with your friends and family which is what Christmas is about. Its a time to be together rather than buying tons of presents for someone. I feel as an adult there's quite a responsibility I guess on making sure everything is right and stuff. All that extra stuff you didn't think about as a child really.

    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
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