Feeling the Christmas blues

Since we were kids we learned that Christmas is supposed to be a very exciting time of the year. It’s not only what I learned but also what I experienced as a kid. Presents, family, school holidays, xmas decorations.
Now, in the big 2025, things are different. I learned that carrying difficulties during the xmas day can feel really overwhelming. Like hello? It’s christmas I’m not supposed to be feeling sad. That was me for the past few years. This year, although xmas didn’t feel as jolly as it is ‘supposed’ to be feeling, although I was still feeling sad, the sadness did not bother me as much. I knew that the things that make me sad can’t really change right now and started to look around me and said ‘What a privilege it is to be siting in a room with the people I love.’