Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else hate birthdays?
I had one yesterday. I detested everything about it. They make me feel anxious, and the lead up to it is horrible. I can’t express how they make me feel, but I fought back a meltdown in the morning, as I had work. It was a real struggle and I still feel bad today.
I don’t like people saying happy birthday, so tried to keep my head down. I don’t understand the point of birthdays, but I still feel conflicted about what I should be doing on the day. Society expected that you do certain things to celebrate. I don’t want to celebrate. But if I don’t do something to mark the occasion, I feel left out and dejected. I don’t know why.
I still get a little cake, and I do like receiving cards. If I don’t get one, it does upset me, because it’s not hard to do, and doesn’t take any effort.
Gifts aren’t important to me, and I get stressed when I’m asked what I’d like (because I’m hard to buy for). I don’t want anyone wasting money on me, and to be honest, at this age I don’t need anything. As far as I can recall, I’ve been like this since a young child. I’m 49 by the way.
Same! Can't stand it, don't understand why people have to make a fuss. NT's are the worst for expecting others to make a huge issue out of their birthday. I mean how self-congratulating can you get. Well done, you were born! A process you had no decision in and played no part in, but you need to be rewarded for every year!!!!! It's not like 100 billion people haven't done it before you
While having a brief text conversation with someone, I mentioned I wasn’t having a good day, after being asked about my birthday.
The response was “What? Why? You should be really happy that it’s your birthday!”
People have a habit of trying to make you feel bad for not wanting a fuss, or not participating in excessive celebrations which aren’t even necessary.
Funny.