Is it normal that i dread birthdays and christmas?

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Every year the same ritual of my Birthday comes along and I get really sad when I think about it coming. I'm only 18 so it's not like I'm worrying about the signs of aging or whatever. But it just feels like the 2nd worst day of the year (the worst being Christmas day). To me it is just a day of great expectations and great dissapointments. I hate the way everyone loves these two days so much. Christmas isn't even about Christmas anymore, it's just a day for presents, awquard and boring 'family time' and bad food. Does anyone else get this?

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  • 8Serene8
    13 years ago

    I hate opening gifts in front of a group of people. Hate the attention.

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  • oneonone
    13 years ago

    Me too, I never get what I want

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  • Savmagic
    13 years ago

    You should just become Jehovah witness

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  • ladymantoloveyoulongtime
    13 years ago

    well i see birthdays and xmas as times to spend with family. there are some of my extended family that i only see at xmas and funerals so i am happy to see them at xmas. try looking at the positives instead of being a cry baby.

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  • joomlakitty
    12 years ago

    Extended family that i only see at xmas and funerals so i am happy to see them at xmas. try looking at the positives instead of being a cry baby. Same as when u were a young kid and u thought santa had brought u loads of gifts. U will realise christmas isnt like that when ur older and u will feel better about it.

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  • ummm123
    12 years ago

    i can understand the bday thing, although not if ur only 18. But i dont understand the christmas thing. Course christmas' can be disappointing but i think that maybe u r still expecting the same as when u were a young kid and u thought santa had brought u loads of gifts. U will realise christmas isnt like that when ur older and u will feel better about it. Just dont expect too much from it and u will like it more.

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  • hi13
    13 years ago

    I love my birthday! and christmas! lol. u should switch to jehova witness, they dont celebrate either

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I get the birthday thing,,, who wants to get older unless you're a little kid. But as for Christmas I LOVE Christmas! It's when I get to see all my family I only get to see at Christmas, for me it's not about the presents at all like this year I may get 3 gifts if that, I don't have my hope up to high on the presents but I LOVE all the rest the family, the wrapping other peoples gifts, knowing what they're getting and KNOWING they'll love it! Going out a buying stuff for other people see them open and the joy on there face when it's exactly what they wanted! It all makes me so happy! I love it!
    Though everyones Christmas can be different, maybe if you had my Christmas experience you wouldn't feel that way about Christmas and if I had yours than maybe I'd hate it to! But I don't imagen I will EVER hate Christmas! Can't wait for it to come!! :)

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  • Rubber_Ducky
    13 years ago

    I also feel that way. .whenever somebody wishes me a 'Happy Birthday' they're like 'Hey,I know that you don't celebrate your birthday,but. . ' and Christmas too. .I'm a Christian and I do aknowledge the birthday of Christ but Christmas just makes me feel. . .'dready' and akward. (o_O)

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Hey it's my birthday today!! I've had a good day so far.. =)

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  • lewlew80
    13 years ago

    Wow, sounds depressed to me

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  • BOYracer88
    13 years ago

    i hear that birthdays suck, why celebrare getting older? lol and christmas starts in november so by december im sick of it already, the day is just a big hangover and dissapointment

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  • dappled
    13 years ago

    I always spend birthdays and Christmas on my own and just pretend they're any other day. It's not quite as sad as it sounds and I just do anything I want, eat anything I want, and there's no expectation.

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