Today was my birthday

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Today I turned 36 and my mood has been so low. From the minute I woke up I cried and have been crying off and on for most of the day.
Kids have been lovely, husband has been lovely. We're pretty skint so couldn't do much and tbh just felt like walls have been closing in on me all day. Mood just hasn't got better so dragging my butt to bed in a heap of self pity! Hopefully just hormonal :( anyone else blue on their birthday?

Sorry you’ve felt so low today.
I just wanted to say happy birthday

Awww, happy birthday to you. Sorry you didn't have the best day, but have some virtual & some from me.

Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

Happy birthday - sorry it hasn’t been a great one. 🎂❤️Maybe you could find another day to do something nice when you feel a bit better?

Happy birthday.
I remember a few years ago feeling like this on.my birthday. I think.it was the expectation of the day. We were a bit strapped for cash at the time, so there wasnt any major fuss. I think I just felt a bit sorry for myself . And I think that's allowed sometimes .
Tomorrow's a new day. Hopefully you'll feel better when the pressure of an important event is off your shoulders.
Do something nice, even if it's just a relaxing bath or a take out coffee.
Once again, happy birthday

Thank you all, I'm sure the weathers been a factor too. I shouldn't feel so blue when there's no real reason behind feeling.
Yes tomorrow is another day and I'll certainly try to make it better :)

Sorry you cried so much today.
Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to you! Hope you feel a bit happier tomorrow.

I felt the same when I turned 36. Closer to 40 and all that but then I tried to see things differently. After wallowing for a while.

Being closer to 40 with my life sorted more than it has ever been is an amazing achievement.

You sound like you have a lovely life, with great children and a good husband too.

I am now not focussing on the number I am on my birthday but embracing the good things I have plus the 🍰

Well done on making it this far! It'll be okay. Lovely to hear the family have been great.

I've got 47 up next year, so I'll be officially in my late 40s, whee. 27 and 37 were also bad birthdays for the same reason. Chin up!

I've always hated my birthday! I usually pretend it's not happening and just go to work if it's a weekday. I'm prone to slipping into nostalgic melancholy and birthdays just magnify it all. It's just a day OP. Tomorrow will be better

Yeah I cried loads of my fortieth.

I think it is the fact that your birthday wasn’t the event that you would have liked. Our expectations don’t Stack up and we feel let down. I have felt like that at times in my life. You feel somehow cheated.Never mind, life is like that and know that it is normal. Meanwhile happy birthday OP
Chin up and try to find something to enjoy, even if it’s only a walk in a park.

Thank you for all the messages, good to know I'm normal :) feeling much better today now that birthday is out the way! Off to the remembrance parade for some sobering gratefulness.

Honestly I always fee horrific on my birthday!!! It will pass and hope you enjoy your nice family. Don’t beat yourself up for feeling bad on your bday!
💝💝💕

Happy birthday for yesterday. Sorry you felt low. You been eating well? I can become ridiculously low and then I realise I’ve not been. Good food perks me up after a bit. Low on iron etc ?
Might be no real reason at all. In any event hope you have better day today