After Holliday/Christmas blue's

Mc Kenzie

Does anyone else experience this.

I was a little down after new years that it was all over and have only afew days left before returning to work.

I always feel like this each year. Do any of the rest of you girls feel this way ??

leahyl

Mc Kenzie wrote: »

Does anyone else experience this.

I was a little down after new years that it was all over and have only afew days left before returning to work.

I always feel like this each year. Do any of the rest of you girls feel this way ??

Yes!! Completely normal!! Every year is the same - can never believe how fast the holidays go and actually I can't wait to just get back to a routine! And I looooove Christmas but once The day itself is over I start getting a bit down

I hate the anti climax of the sudden return to reality. I love Christmas and as soon as it's over I feel deflated.

I've just taken down the decorations and I feel genuinely sad, and dreading Monday. It would help if I'd something to look forward to in the medium term, but I don't.: (

Lolyta

I get this most years - last year was a little worse for different reasons and I was really down for most of Jan. I think its a mix of all the holiday excitement being over and a bit of SAD syndrome from a lack of daylight. Also all my friends tend to go back to their various countries so the social life takes a hit as well.

This year I'm going to try battle it a bit better. I've joined a club and I've signed back up to internet dating (god help me!!!) so at least I have some things to focus on and chances to get out of the house in the evenings.

ivytwine

Every year OP! When I was a teen, the only time I had really serious depression, (hopefully the last too) it came in Jan. I hate this time of year.

Try to be kind to yourself. I make resolutions but put myself under no pressure to keep them.

I heard someone say that it's more realistic to make resolutions coinciding with the Chinese New Year around the middle of February as it's not quite as miserable then.

neemish

Started a thread on this earlier in PI.

I'm exactly the same. I love Christmas. This time of year I always take a serious mood dip. Serious enough to end up in hospital on two occasions.

I've tried planning hols for the end of Jan, taking weekends away, planning nice things but this week every year its the same. You'd swear I was being asked to climb Mt Everest on Monday rather than go to work. The thoughts of it. Not helped by some work stress at the moment.

Want to go to bed and wake on Feb 1st.

Legs.Eleven

Haaaate it. Also means getting the plane tomorrow afternoon and saying goodbye to my dad who always looks so sad at the airport and says things like, "It's a pity you can't move home" and "It was lovely to have you home. I'll be sad to see you go. I miss all my chidlren living away ". It absolutely kills me with a mixture of guilt and sadness for him. Reality, of course, is never as bad as I imagine and fcuk, that year year flew by so it'll be Chrimbo again before you know it! :-/

rainbow kirby

Am I the only one who feels a slight relief at getting back to normality? Had a great 2 weeks back home, but there was way too much overindulgence and way too much money spent. Flew back this afternoon and it's kinda nice to be back on my own couch with the decorations gone.

kub

So a lot of you love Christmas and the build up to it and all that. Then get sad when its over, well what I do is just go with the flow during the holidays don't get too excited and then when its over you won't feel so bad.

Just practical.

Pang

Not feeling overjoyed about returning to work but at the same time I am glad to be returning to normality. My sleep patterns have been all over the place so I am looking forward to sleeping properly. I lack routine over the holidays and spend way too much money. Looking forward to more austere times.

Legs.Eleven

kub wrote: »

So a lot of you love Christmas and the build up to it and all that. Then get sad when its over, well what I do is just go with the flow during the holidays don't get too excited and then when its over you won't feel so bad.

Just practical.

I prefer to get excited and look forward to things. Call me crazy!

Dolbert

Will be glad to see the back of this Christmas tbh.

Semele

Urgh, yes. I always feel guilty leaving my family because I'm an only child, so the last couple of days at home always have an atmosphere (only to me) due to not looking forward to saying goodbye. It usually is gone when I'm on the bus to the airport but this year it's persisted. I'm doing a job I love and have worked towards for ages, but it involved moving away from all my friends in London for a few years, so this year I'm finding it tough. It's the first time in a long time I've been aware of feeling alone, if that makes sense? Ive been single, or in and out of relationships for a few years and am normally perfectly happy with it but the difference is that I've always had friends around before and lived with them, but now I live on my own in a different town and while I love it usually coming home from Xmas to an empty house and no plans until work on Monday was a bit depressing!

Here, some of us had to work through Christmas! :P

I know what ye mean though. January is so boring. I am also on a fairly bad shift at work for the next 3 months (2.30pm-11pm..with Wednesday and Thursday off!). But sure at least nothing is going on for the next 2 months I suppose..

m'lady

I had a great Christmas, and dreading tomorrow when it's back to normality! However I'm looking forward to going on a detox as I'm officially sick of food and drink, and also looking forward to booking our holiday for the summer, lots of detox required for that!!

m'lady

m'lady wrote: »

I had a great Christmas, and dreading tomorrow when it's back to normality! However I'm looking forward to going on a detox as I'm officially sick of food and drink, and also looking forward to booking our holiday for the summer, lots of detox required for that!!

Dreading the morning too.

The detox thing is true, I got back to my own place on Friday and it's done me a world of good not to have all those sweets and goodies lying around, I feel the difference already. It really does make you sluggish and lethargic. That's the only good thing about it all being over though!

BuilderPlumber

What really spoiled this Christmas, especially the post Christmas day part, was all that bloody wind. WAY TOO MUCH of it and with the powerless Christmas of 1997 still fresh in my mind, I could not relax as much as other years.

I never saw the pubs so bad as I did this Christmas. Apart from a couple of good nights out before Christmas, there was damn all going on anywhere and once again, the damn wind was the reason. On St Stephen's night, usually a great night out, the pub was empty, the entertainment cancelled, and the atmosphere was poor. You'd swear it was an ordinary week night. All because of the wind. Saturdays are a lost cause in the pubs and a windy Christmas did not do anything to improve them. And last Sunday just gone, I said I'd go out for one more belated bit of craic only again to see the entertainment cancelled and the pubs near empty due to the wind. Any other Sunday night was actually far better.

For me, Christmas will officially come to an end this weekend and back to work next Tuesday. With no wind forecast, this coming weekend will be the best one since before Christmas I am sure and ironically there will be a lot more out and all! Many people felt cheated by the damn weather and did not have a good Stephen's night out or New Years' weekend either. There is no rule to say one can't enjoy themselves post 6th January and I am in many ways only getting into the Christmas spirit now! It is the first time we have had comparatively ok weather without the threat of another storm since, er, before 18th December!!

ivytwine

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

What really spoiled this Christmas, especially the post Christmas day part, was all that bloody wind. WAY TOO MUCH of it and with the powerless Christmas of 1997 still fresh in my mind, I could not relax as much as other years.

I never saw the pubs so bad as I did this Christmas. Apart from a couple of good nights out before Christmas, there was damn all going on anywhere and once again, the damn wind was the reason. On St Stephen's night, usually a great night out, the pub was empty, the entertainment cancelled, and the atmosphere was poor. You'd swear it was an ordinary week night. All because of the wind. Saturdays are a lost cause in the pubs and a windy Christmas did not do anything to improve them. And last Sunday just gone, I said I'd go out for one more belated bit of craic only again to see the entertainment cancelled and the pubs near empty due to the wind. Any other Sunday night was actually far better.

For me, Christmas will officially come to an end this weekend and back to work next Tuesday. With no wind forecast, this coming weekend will be the best one since before Christmas I am sure and ironically there will be a lot more out and all! Many people felt cheated by the damn weather and did not have a good Stephen's night out or New Years' weekend either. There is no rule to say one can't enjoy themselves post 6th January and I am in many ways only getting into the Christmas spirit now! It is the first time we have had comparatively ok weather without the threat of another storm since, er, before 18th December!!

Yup, didn't go out Stephen's Night as it was actually too dangerous. Missed loads of people because of it