Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 and yet I dont know why.. I just.. dont.. enjoy myself.. I dont know whats up.. I dont know if its because I get bored quickly, or what.. I just.. get depressed and a ltite sad.. for no apparent reason There has to be some reason why. edit: But. I am looking forward to spending New Years weekend with my dad.. in essense.. I am looking more forward to New Years then Christmas... odd ain't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Might you be sensitive to the short days and lack of sunlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 It's a pretty common problem, I hear. Do you get outside much in the winter? I just figured out a little while ago why Christmas gives me migraines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 I try to get out as much as I can.. but it is harder in the winter with it being cold and stuff... I am kind of happy to hear it could be 40 degrees here in Ohio on Christmas lol and I did go for a walk today which was nice.. (it was 40 today too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepyCrawler Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 i get depressed during christmas, too, and i think it's a combo of not enough sunlight and the fact that the media tries to shove one (non-religious) version of christmas down your throat and if you don't agree or follow it or buy everything for everyone, then you stink. it's hard to be what they want you to be. but it's even harder when you're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 that certainly makes a lot of sense creepy.. everything around me seems to be secularised.. family get togeathers and all... its like.. its hard for me to relate to a lot of my realitives.. (not as to bash them or anything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 [quote name='Tony' date='Dec 23 2005, 10:36 PM']I try to get out as much as I can.. but it is harder in the winter with it being cold and stuff... I am kind of happy to hear it could be 40 degrees here in Ohio on Christmas lol and I did go for a walk today which was nice.. (it was 40 today too) [right][snapback]835080[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I got out today too ... went for a bike ride for a couple of hours this afternoon. This 40 degree days are gifts from God. Winter is a blah time for me as well, although I don't particularly associate it with Christmas. It's the cold and short days and darkness that start to wear on me. I used to go tanning in the winter -- not for long enough to burn, but long enough to be warm and feel sunshiney for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 I think its just that.. I am after something.. deeper.... and its just secularism around me.. and just plain.. not much I can relate too.. my dad is not Catholic, but I love to spend time with him because we have the same sense of humor and lot of same intrests and stuff.. so I think Ialways knew why I get depressed this time of year... I just don't realise it much. I will try to open myself up more during Christmas. (and Christmas eve). . and see what happens. ps: I do go to Mass though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdog042 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I normally don't get really sad around Christmas, but have the last two years. I haven't been able to get to a Christmas eve or Christmas Day service due to work for the past two years, and it just feels really weird when I can't come together with my church to celebrate Jesus. Also, if you are feeling depressed due to weather, move south! Seriously. I'm looking at Master's programs in the southern part of the US for several reasons, one of the big ones being it is warmer! I like in Minnesota, only 5-6 hours from Canada, and its cold out now! I don't like having to freeze when I go out to the car only to sit and scrape ice off of my windshield. So...south I go to remove snow from my life! It will be weird though, Christmas with no snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 The last couple of Christmases for me kinda blew chunks because my mom died November 2003. Especially the Christmas right after that...man that just sucked. Even the religious meaning was hard for me to take much joy in. This year I'm celebrating it in a new place -- it feels really good to start new traditions and ways of celebrating, since you really can't "go back" to the way things once where. I sometimes wonder if the holidays depress a lot of people because of expectations. There is some implicit "ideal" that exists around the holidays -- that it's a time to be with your perfect and wonderful family, that everything is supposed to be joyful and great, that you all get together and have wonderful, glorious dinners, and exchange gifts... And the truth is so many people have lives and situations in their families that cause us to fall short of this ideal. And even when we have our faith to fall back on, that in itself isn't a quick fix to life's problems sometimes. And well, the short days and cold don't help, either. Yuck. So yeah, I'm inclined to think that there are more people that get depressed about the holidays than those that get excited. Despite it all, I think we all just do the best we can and try to find comfort in our God, and the greatest story ever told. I know that's long winded. I did not sleep well tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 A lot of people have this false image of what a Merry Christmas looks like. There has to be a tree, decorations in the house, and big expensive presents under the tree. There must be smiles on every face, and no conflict. Everyone must be happy. But this isn't really what Christmas is all about. The meaning of Christmas is to rejoice in God your savior, but joy is different than temporal happiness. Joy is knowing that even when you're depressed, even when things are at their worst Jesus knows everything you're going through. He's the reason why we can praise God when things are going well, and praise Him when things are not going well. In the mystery of the Incarnation, we celebrate the fact that Jesus came down from the glory of Heaven to redeem a broken world. He was born into poverty and faced persecution even from his infancy. I'm sure He had days when he didn't feel like getting up in the morning. I think his suffering was even worse than some of the things we go through, because He had the glory of Heaven to compare it to. You [i]can[/i] have a Merry Christmas, because the real spirit of Christmas isn't about being happy and perky and planning the perfect day. It's about being joyful and thankful that God is present in the world and in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 Thank you Claire :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 i used to be a materialist, and like opening presents any all that jazz (I still kind of am) But now that I re-vereted i just think whats the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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