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New Year

Kate Kestrel

Does anyone else find New Years Day really hard? I’ve had a really nice Christmas, felt good, and then suddenly waking up this morning on New Years Day I feel absolutely terrible - I feel so hopeless about the future and so deeply depressed. I’ve never munched like New Years Eve/Day as I’m a worrier and often feel a bit doom laden about the future. But it’s hit me like a truck today. If anyone else experiences this what do you do to try to lift yourself out of it? Thanks 

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  • Yes. Now that I've read some more comments I feel seen, as you might too. I've always wondered why this happens.

    I personally find the night before exciting and I'm grateful to celebrate it with the people I love, but as far as I wake up all the good expectations and reasons that are supposed to uplift me just disappear. Yesterday, as the ritual I have, I wrote my last 2024 thoughts, felt great. Today I woke up and felt numb, read, cried, stayed in bed... 

    I think uncertainty just hits and gets us overthinking, in my case with ocd too is just unbereable, but as far as these few weeks are gone, everything will be better. 

  • in reply to odd.avocaddo

    I can totally relate to what you write about this. Uncertainty and overthinking - yes. I’m sorry you’re struggling with ocd - my son really struggles with ocd too and it’s incredibly difficult for him. I wish you as smooth a journey as possible through these next few weeks. 

  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    Thank you. It feels so validating being here.

    I'm not really good at it, but focusing on one day at a time and exercising are a good way to avoid overthinking (I forgot that you asked ways to feel better before). Wish for the best for you and your son. 

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