It’s my birthday next week and as I have got older - I have started to really dread them. I will be 49 next week and I always feel such pressure for some reason. Part of me wants to ignore it and the other part of me acts like a princess who wants to be spoilt. I had a birthday during the pandemic where everyone forgot too and although that didn’t happen last year, I feel really anxious. I hate it!! I’m always relieved when it’s over as I either feel forgotten and unappreciated and behave like princess or want to hide.
Anyone else feel the birthday pressure? My kids will be sweet as always and we will go out for dinner and I know that I am so lucky to have my family with me with everything going on in the world.
I don’t know why I find it so triggering! How can I get some perspective and take the pressure off? It’s ridiculous!! I behave like a child!! 😬