The Holidays Irk Me and Stress Me Out

Nvmind.

I hope everything's ok, golden_eve. Sending many hugs to you

Thanks, Mickey. I am really not OK right now... too much going on at once and I feel overwhelmed by it all.

You can talk about it here if you want.

Thanks, Mickey. I'm just overwhelmed. Too much going on.

Hugs

A for you, too. I understand the part about being stressed.

I cannot take another holiday gathering or celebration. I am SO sick of it all. I cannot wait until this is all over. I never liked or enjoyed the holidays. I just want one day to celebrate, not an entire month of holiday/Christmas songs, endless pressurized shopping, parties and family obligations. It's insane and FAR too over the top. What the hell. What's wrong with me? I am not like everyone else. The only thing I enjoy are all the lights and lit up trees and homes. That's IT.

I so feel for you, and feel like you. Christmas is one day, not some sort of fifth season.

Worse is this notion from our corporate masters, that it is our duty to participate completely.totally and fully so that they can finally realize their profits and more for the year.


If they want to make Christmas a season and celebrate the spirit of giving, let them give us paid time off for the season so that we can properly celebrate the true meaning.


My parents grew up during the depression. If you could ask my father what he used to get, he would tell you : "We didn't have anything growing up, may be an orange for Christmas."

As the youngest child, I saw what my mother went through to provide for a Christmas celebration that was set as an expectation. For seven children. Mix in my alcoholic father, a very kind and soft spoken man when sober, but a raging angry drunk. And he celebrated the holidays (all of them), on a bender. A fifth of whiskey a day until he had to go back to work. But then this was his stay-cation. My mother was a saint and I don't know how she did it. Looking back I have to conclude she had no choice, only the resolve to endure.


Neither of my parents finished high school, and neither EVER drove. I tell people that my parents never drove and people look at me in disbeif. But then for the majority of their lives it was not necessary.

Anyway, wake me up when its over.

I hear you....... I feel like a total scrooge, but I am just not into it. I hate it, in fact, most and all of it. I just want it to be over...... I cannot wait until it's all over. Now New Years is fun... that's totally different. But a month-long celebration and as you said, season? UGH.

Feel the same. It is just a disruption to my life. I look forward to January.

I understand how you feel, golden_eve. Please try to hang on. Holidays won't last forever. Sending many hugs to you

Thanks so much, Mickey!

That's how I feel. I very much look forward to January.

Christmas is just another day to me that I couldn't care less about. December 25th isn't even when Jesus was born anyways Christians just stole this day from the Pagans. Christmas is just another excuse for big greedy corporations to sell more crap.

Oh well, the only good thing about Christmas is that I don't have to work. Screw the legalized slavery that is called "work".

The past couple yrs we just send the kids and grandkids money. I sent my h by himself for thanksgiving w them in San Diego. My son doesn’t get me and under the pressure of raising 2 small boys and coaching 2 little league teams, has started to treat me like he does them — do it my way or the highway. And he’s mean about it. So I just set some boundaries. In a phonecall after thanksgiving which I initiated to get some help w his dad, he still tried to manipulate me w bullying behaviors and silly distractions (meaning don’t ask him for help w anything) but did say he loved me, so I felt I had made a start in setting some boundaries. Sorry to get a little off the subject.
I am not doing anything but a very simplified Xmas dinner. I don’t go to my bffs huge holiday extravaganzas, no gifts, no decorations and she understands totally. Her son is bipolar.
I know it’s different when u have young kids. They deserve to experience some of the magic, but it’s seeing family and friends that should be stressed, not all the commercialization retail has pushed on us. Feel free to boycott some bs or use yr influence to pare things down. Can u imagine the nightmare holidays r for working mothers? I say Stop the Madness!

Just so you know, you are NOT the only one!

Hugs...

The materialism buts me too. My family has stopped doing presents, and I am relieved. I do a work Secret Santa where I buy a gift and get a gift in return. That's enough for me.

I also never decorate my apartment. I never clean it either, lol. I do like Christmas music sometimes, but my favorite radio station plays it for over a month, which is a bit excessive.

At work they've been playing holiday/Christmas music for the entire month. Then we had a series of work holiday activities: a gingerbread house making contest, cookie baking day, a holiday company lunch, a Secret Santa within my dept, then a Yankee swap company-wide.. Good Lord!!!!! I mean how much can one take?? Seriously?!? It was FAR too much for me to handle, on top of the already existing commercialism and endless holiday shopping commercials. ARGH.

Thank you to those who can relate to my frustrations & annoyance... HUGS to all.

Feeling really triggered right now. All the holiday threads are seriously triggering me right now. I know that many ppl have trouble over the holidays. I’m just so done. I’m lying in bed with the shades drawn. I want this to be over.

Hey welcome to the club lol.

I just said **** it with everybody and muted my phone. Been non stop gaming for 16-20 hours at a time. Stayed up until 4AM last night finishing one of my games that I've been wanting to play but haven't had the time to mess with due to school/work.


Only down side is I ran out of vodka. Oh well. I'll get more on the 26th.

My friends can all shove it. Especially my friend from work who gets to go to Colorado with his new girlfriend that he met off ****ing Xbox. Ya he meets a nice girl that's also a ****ing math teacher (she has her **** together anotherwords) unlike all the psycho *****es that I meet. It must be so nice.

Oh well I'll delight in his misery because he hates his job. Let him enjoy this little reprieve. I'm going to go pro in one of my games and make money off tournaments and then all the girls will be all over me lulz.

So yeah, just do what I do and find something to immerse yourself in and mute the phone. Tell anybody that comes over to **** off if they don't have something for you. That's what I'm doing

I'm so sorry, golden_eve. Please don't give up. Try to hang on a little longer. Sending many hugs to you

On the bright side, I found the best music group ever. They're called "Santa Hates You". They're supposed to be goth but the guy looks like the joker and the girl is hot af. Been blasting them while grinding pro rank in Gwent.