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How Are You Feeling Right Now?
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i got uparound 4 am so pretty much ok. we had family christmas eve last night with all but 1 kid. the other was kind of stressed because he has to go to the other side and take his son back to exwife today. i totally understand because when my kids were young we had to do both sides and still open gifts at home on christmas eve. so he is coming this morning and also setting up my 75 inch tv lol. i do miss the old days when my kids were young. christmas can be stressful but can fill ones heart and renew faith in mankind
mike
mike
I'm feeling hopeful that it's a nice and relaxed Christmas day with 3 of my 4 children coming over and that my son keeps his snarky comments to himself, he's 29. His father had that sense of humor, or has, I don't really know anymore, that pokes fun at people, as his father does too, so I think my son gets it from them, but it comes off as mean....like poking fun at my cooking, the way I dress, my past, anything, you name it. I said I'd drink some wine as a crutch. Then I give each of them cash for Christmas and he gets mad. We argue, thank God I'm on my meds otherwise I'd probably go off on him, ha. How does one handle difficult relatives or loved ones?
i am feeling extremely selfish right now. i love my children... i love their significant others... my grandbaby... However i do NOT want to spend any time with them today. i want to curl up in a ball n sleep the next few days, or longer, away. i do not want to socialize, be involved, or have anything to do with any of them right now. i really do NOT want to be anywhere!
I am in a different situation but feeling a bit the same. I love my family but would rather just stay on the sofa and watch films today - but in a few hours my ride will arrive and it will be off for a sit down dinner and God knows what else. I'll probably enjoy it once I'm there but it will drain my meagre energy reserves I feel.
I hope you get through the day in one piece whatever happens.
I hope you get through the day in one piece whatever happens.
Feeling a bit drained and not in the Christmas spirit today 🎅 Hopefully I will wake up soon and be able to power through the meal and whatever else is in store for the day. At least I know it won't go on until late as my sister will want to get home for her sleep, and as I will be having the same ride, that will be me checking out and going home as well. Where we're going there is no escape as would take me 4 hours to walk home, so once I'm there, I'm there until the ride home! I will do my best to enjoy!
I feel similar, @AvidFan and @AmberMarie. I just did Christmas morning with my sister and her family, and now I’m going over to my mom 30 minutes away for the afternoon. I want to be there for my family, but it would be easier if I could just disappear until Jan 2nd. It takes a lot of exertion and it drains my emotional coping capacity.
Actually I feel so drained right now that I want to cry. I say that as a good red-blooded American man who grew up with “boys don’t cry,” and a grown ass man certainly doesn’t have any vulnerable emotions. I can’t do that, though, and I think it would be unhealthy even if I could. At the same time, I don’t cry often because I would rather cope in other ways, usually work, or physical exercise. But right now, it’s so very much that I’m feeling an involuntary crying jag coming on. I just hope I can find solitude before it comes out.
You can get through it @LumberJack
I'm just feeling a bit depleted. I had a bit of an episode when we got to my nephew's felt nauseous and shaky, couldn't figure out if it was because I had 2 beers yesterday and my brain was rebounding or just a bit of social anxiety being in a new place with some new people (partners' family I hadn't met before). Christmas day with family was Ok apart from one of the kids misbehaving, then his mother got upset about it saying it was spoiling everyone's Christmas and got up to leave, but nobody really cares about a 2 year old being a two year old so I think there was other stuff going on. I had some white wine and a can of cider which was just enough to settle my nerves and enjoyed a big feast, and came home with some nice presents and a box of Christmas sweets.
Watched a classic soap Christmas episode and a quiz show Christmas special and could barely keep awake through any of it. I don't think the high sugar diet is doing me any favours, or I'm just more burned out than I thought (and I thought it was pretty bad!).
Thinking of going to bed pretty soon, maybe I'll get some decent sleep given how sleepy I've been all evening (but of course you know how it goes!). Think I need a good break from screens as well.
I'm just feeling a bit depleted. I had a bit of an episode when we got to my nephew's felt nauseous and shaky, couldn't figure out if it was because I had 2 beers yesterday and my brain was rebounding or just a bit of social anxiety being in a new place with some new people (partners' family I hadn't met before). Christmas day with family was Ok apart from one of the kids misbehaving, then his mother got upset about it saying it was spoiling everyone's Christmas and got up to leave, but nobody really cares about a 2 year old being a two year old so I think there was other stuff going on. I had some white wine and a can of cider which was just enough to settle my nerves and enjoyed a big feast, and came home with some nice presents and a box of Christmas sweets.
Watched a classic soap Christmas episode and a quiz show Christmas special and could barely keep awake through any of it. I don't think the high sugar diet is doing me any favours, or I'm just more burned out than I thought (and I thought it was pretty bad!).
Thinking of going to bed pretty soon, maybe I'll get some decent sleep given how sleepy I've been all evening (but of course you know how it goes!). Think I need a good break from screens as well.
I am sorry Christmas was so bad for you this year. Hopefully Christmas will go better next year