anyone else feel sadness or depression around this time of year?

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like the holiday blues.. being stressed out or something cuz it's the end of the year.. like we going back ontop of the calendar again a whole new year.. idk why im feeling like this😭 feel weird and just ugh again another year ... idk if it's because i am a new mom of a 3 year old and a 1 year old... im 29 years old... gunna be 30 next year 😭 feel like i need a lot to accomplish... im trying to get a new job or go back to college.. trying to move out of my apartment and get a house... paying off my debts and car💔it's just a lot of adult stufff i need to take care of and just a lot on my plate . i feel like an overwhelming feeling and stressed... is anyone dealing with this too or am i just stupid and crazy...

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Absolutely I feel like this. Seasonal blues. I’ll be 39 in Feb and I sit and think I have one more year in my 30’s and it blows my mind. Then my mind wanders off thinking what have I done with my life and what I still want to do. It’s adult life. The older I get the more I feel like time goes by a lot faster.

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Shorter daytime and less sun make MANY depressed this time of year. Add in potential for family strife during holidays and you can have more meh feeling. The post partum, depending on if you nursed and quit recently, can also bring you down. ALSO, your life right now is kiddos. Mine are 1 and 3 and my husband is their primary caregiver. He is def struggling with the sense of self and purpose, I try to be as supportive as possible to facilitate his hobbies by watching kiddos after work so he can have a moment to himself. It is all a hard balance. 
So def not surprised by feeling like poo this time of year.
I turn 40 next yr 😜

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You’re definitely not alone. On top of the changing seasons, less sunlight, cold; this time of year is hard on a lot of us.

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You’re not alone. I’m 37 in March and it’s started to sink in that I’m almost 40. I still have money problems and feel like I’m going backwards instead of forwards. There’s a lot of pressure on us as Mum’s at this time of year too. 🤍

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I’m glad I’m not the only one, 31 years old and I struggle around the holidays too cuz I get reminded I’m not as far in life like my siblings are. However, my mental health journey has taught me to be grateful for what I have. I’m grateful for a fully functioning body, a roof over my head, food in my belly, my support system, my job. I know it’s hard life gets lifey but all we can do is the best we can one day at a time.

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Absolutely… missing my mom she moved to Florida 8 years ago and Christmas hasn’t been the same ever since. I also just got separated 3 years ago. 😞

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My older brother died on December 2nd of 2014 and every year since I’ve always been super sad this month. 😕

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I got you girl. I’m gonna have to start getting on my husbands health insurance next year and it’s going to be ROUGH financially. Bad enough that I’m probably going to have to go back to college instead of being a sahm. I also desperately want another baby, but we won’t be able to afford it unless I go back to school :( which means next baby will be like 4-5 years away. Getting closer to 30 without a real useful degree. We’re also in debt. Not the end of the world, but I’m already anxious knowing it’ll be a rough few years financially and having to leave my toddler with a stranger at daycare. Overwhelming. I think it’s not as much Christmas as it is the new year looming that reminds me of all the resolutions I’ve never accomplished. We gotta hang in there though, girl. Everyday we are lucky to be alive and breathing. As long as tomorrow brings a new day, that means we have another chance to do better💪 I’m going to work my butt off to give my baby and future babies the best life.

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I feel this way bc of my pregnancy. I just been feeling super emotional lately

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Nope I don’t celebrate only thing that’s depressing is how dark it gets early & how time has speeded up at an insane rate feel like I’m never doing enough

anyone else feel sadness or depression around this time of year?

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