Is it normal; no christmas spirit?

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Usually I love Christmas, I'm one of those annoying people who have the decorations up and the Christmas CD's on in November but this year I am not feeling it at all.
I've had a horrible year and yet it seems to be getting worse- my poor little cat who I have had since I was 3 years old is on the verge of passing away, I've really struggled money wise and relationship wise...well let's just say I strongly dislike men at the moment.
I feel so drained, everything's a constant struggle, I have been living on my own for 3 years and only in the past few months have I noticed it and felt so lonely...surely you're not meant to feel like that around Christmas?!
Even my favourite Christmas film Elf failed to plant a smile on my face.
I try so hard to look on the bright side of things but to be honest, I'd rather give Christmas a miss this year.

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  • worried78
    11 years ago | pl

    $ stress, not being surrounded by the people you want to be...things changing with the ones you are and being close to losing a beloved pet would bring anyone down for the holidays. I am sorry, but making new traditions and connections are up to you...maybe think about that for next year. The new year can be better.

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  • Darkoil
    11 years ago | pl

    The only spirit im bothered about at christmas comes in a glass with ice.

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  • GIMBEN
    11 years ago | pl

    Yes, it is normal. If you have a long lived tradition for christmas, you might want to change it up a bit.

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  • squirrelgirl
    11 years ago | pl

    Neither myself nor any of my immediate family members are feeling the Christmas Spirit this year. It's not because anything tragic happened this year or anything; we're just not excited about it. Like, at all. We didn't even bother to buy a tree.

    This is in stark contrast to when my brother and I were children - we'd all listen to Christmas music when it played on the radio stations from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day, we'd all decorate the tree and argue over who got to put the angel on top, we'd all wake up at 5 am on Christmas morning because we'd be so excited about our new toys.

    But every year since my brother and I became teenagers, the magical feelings of Christmas shared between us and our parents has been on a steady decline, starting around the time we started ordering our own gifts online, and culminating in us just not even bothering with it anymore.

    TL;DR - Amount of Christmas Spirit is inversely proportional to age

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  • zchristian
    11 years ago | pl

    I feel it but only slightly its first on Christmas 24 where i am where i can really feel it...

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  • equanimity
    11 years ago | pl

    Not every year is going to be perfect.

    I'm sorry your cat is dying. Pets are friends and it's sad that they live such short lives compared to ours.

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