I feel blue

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And I’ve no idea why……..

things pretty much sorted for Christmas, have 3 year old twins, going to family for Xmas day (no drama, will all have a lovely time) driving to see DH’s family on Boxing Day - DNephew is only 6 weeks older than my DC and they love spending time with each other. DH finishing work in a couple of hours until the new year.

but I have an overwhelming feeling of the blues, like I could lay in bed and pull the covers over me and just stay there.

its been a really hard year, lot of illness with DT1 which has put in her in hospital a few times, then an operation, genetic testing (thankfully all ok) then the gearbox on our car goes (automatic) will is going to cost us £4k to fix

so I should be jumping for joy to see the end of the year.

anyone else feeling like this?

Yes, I kind of feel the same, I usually feel much more excited by this point. It doesn't help we've all been ill the last few weeks. Sometimes it just feels like an extra chore arranging Christmas. Hope your little one is OK now. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

Definitely feeling like this. It’s my dd first Christmas. My dh has been off since Tuesday and we are off to see family on Christmas Day and Boxing Day so lots of things to look forward to but I feel like I’m masking my real feelings and hiding behind a smile.
Hopefully 2023 will be a much better year for you and your family! I also hope you get a bit of time to yourself over the next week to relax!

It's been a very hard year for lot of people. I certainly can empathise. For me personally I think this time of year has a lot to do with how I feel... dragging myself out of bed to get a bus in the cold and dark at 7:40 does nothing for my mental health and then finishing work and it's dark again! Just have to hope 2023 will be better and brighter! 😊

I'm feeling blue also and not sure why.

I'm in a better position work wise than last year and so is DH. I should be feeling happy. The world outside is so gloomy atm though with no end in sight.

I'm worrying about money too as the COL rises are hitting. Big expenses keep rolling in appliances breaking/ car issues and I feel guilty for spending money. Ridiculous when both DH and I have good FT jobs and live pretty frugal lives

Sometimes we feel down for no reason. It doesn't discriminate either. You can have what seems an amazing life and still feel a bit 'meh' about everything.
We're only human. We all do it. It happens to me because of the way I think about things. I have a habit of thinking negatively about the small, insignificant events of day to life, letting small things get to me and I lose perspective of the bigger picture.

It doesn't help when we feel guilty for feeling like this either. Like we should feel happy but we don't. It doesn't help, just brings our mood down further.
Take a deep breath, tell yourself it's ok to feel like this and focus on the little things that are going well.