How does christmas make you feel

lisasimpson

just wondering how does Christmas make you feel. I use to love Christmas and the build up into driving home and meeting everyone. However now I feel that love has waned. In fact this year I feel like im algeric to it, didn't get excited over shopping for pressies in fact Id generally have it done weeks before hand, didn't feel like going to the Christmas party but I still went.
about the last two years ive started to feel alone, im the last of my friends single. anyone else feel like this

UpCork

Christmas is a funny one for me. Always loved it as a child - the excitement the presents, Santa etc. Then, obviously it waned slightly as I grew older. I enjoy the build up, and the day, but I do find that at this time of the year I feel quite.....it's hard to find the word(s)...reflective? melancholy?

I've never been a big fan of New Year. To be it's just one minute, life goes on etc and I hate all this going over the year malarkey that is done after Christmas.

Whilst I do love Christmas, the eating and drinking, presents, spending time with loved ones, I do understand how it can be a lonely time for people. Even if you are surrounded by loads of people that you love, it can still be quite a reflective time.

Wordless

I think that we put too much pressure on ourselves over Christmas. We make such a big deal over it that we can lose sight that it is only one day in the year and even though it is an important religious festival that everything isn't just going to be perfect on the day. And don't feel too alone but it is normal to feel the way you do.

CaraMay

I feel very lonesome for my sibling who died a few years ago. I think I was so busy the last two years with a new baby that its only hitting home now. I feel a big responsibility for my parents on the day as I'm all they have. I feel kind of trapped by my loss and also the responsibility.

m'lady

I find it very stressful, well the lead up to it, and when family members try and pull and drag me to spend Christmas at theirs! However I now realise that I'm quite lucky, as many have the opposite problem.

This Christmas I'm being very selfish and not moving from our home, and spending time with my beautiful daughter and my partner, it's a new relationship, we only met this time last year, and I cannot wait to share our first (of many) Christmas together.. I've had my fair share of crappy Christmases and feel I deserve this one!

Roesy

I love Christmas and look forward to it all of December. It's a Christmas of change for me this year though. It's our first with our daughter and my first time not having Christmas Day with my family. I will be spending it with my husbands family. I love Christmas and I'm especially excited this year to be sharing it with our baby. Although she's only 6 weeks she's changed a typical Christmas for us. We used to both go home on Christmas Eve. Now we'll spend it our own house watching Christmas movies and sorting presents. There will also be a Christmas Eve trip to Santa Claus(probably daft seeing as she's so young) but it'll be a new tradition for us. Before Christmas Eve was spent visiting relatives and having drinks. Christmas Day was about relaxing and swapping gifts and eating ourselves silly. Not much will change about that bar the relaxing I suppose!

TommieBoy

I used to live for Christmas, the most festive time of the year; wanting to put up the tree as soon as autumn rolled around. If I found a pressie a friend might like, I would buy it no matter what time of the year it was... I especially loved creating cards (year-round), wrapping and listening to music. My lists were endless...

But since life has changed dramatically, I seem to just barely notice Christmas now. I am glad other people have a nice time, but I have little inclination to participate (and I don't know why, except perhaps my priorites have changed).

lisasimpson

yes reflective really does some Christmas up but not in a good way. Im actually quite bored this year. just me and the parents this year. really going to have to kick my ass in gear in the new year when I return to cork. don't know where or how to change things but need to work that out. As much as I love my parents etc, ive really noticed how im missing that someone special in my life too

Ohmydays83

Yeah that has happened for me too- that someone special is a big gap to fill. Makes me feel a little empty at Christmas.