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serolf · 10-24-2008, 06:46 PM

*sigh*

Why do birthdays have to be so depressing for people like us. I've been just feeling really sad this entire week because my birthday was coming up (it was yesterday). I kept on thinking what am I going to do. Am I going to be alone again? Then I thought about what I had done this entire year. Ugh. I'm just not happy with where I am in my life right now and this birthday just served to remind me that.

Most people have a blast on their birthdays, they hang out with friends or whatever. I ended up going out with my mom and dad. I should've appreciated it more but I was feeling so damn depressed. This whole week has really brought me down a lot and I've been struggling to lift myself up. I hate birthdays.

Gary · 10-24-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by serolf

*sigh*

Why do birthdays have to be so depressing for people like us. I've been just feeling really sad this entire week because my birthday was coming up (it was yesterday). I kept on thinking what am I going to do. Am I going to be alone again? Then I thought about what I had done this entire year. Ugh. I'm just not happy with where I am in my life right now and this birthday just served to remind me that.

Most people have a blast on their birthdays, they hang out with friends or whatever. I ended up going out with my mom and dad. I should've appreciated it more but I was feeling so damn depressed. This whole week has really brought me down a lot and I've been struggling to lift myself up. I hate birthdays.

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shyguy87 · 10-24-2008, 07:09 PM

I feel bad about birthdays too. My birthdays usually consist of my parents taking me out to dinner. This past summer was my 21st birthday and my parents took me on a weekend trip to New York to see a baseball game from Yankee Stadium. They normally wouldn't do that, but I think they feel bad for me b/c they know I don't have any friends so they tried their best to make me feel better. I also just recently opened up to them about having SA. I know they love me and I love them, but they just can't provide the friendships that would make something like a birthday so much better.

softconcrete · 10-24-2008, 07:38 PM

MY BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY TOO! lol. yeah i dont do anything out of the people i live with. i hate when people say "what are you doing for your birthday?" and i saw nothing :/. when your in high school every monday is that like..."what did you do this weekend?" and i say nothing. but on your birthday you are expected to have a good time and i never do. also i dont like being the center of attention in the house and everyone watch me open gifts and saying thank you to everyone

jugador409 · 10-24-2008, 07:57 PM

Hey softconcrete and serolf I know it passed and even though the day gets you down I figured I'd say Happy Birthday. I usually get depressed about two weeks before the day and get annoyed when the family makes a big deal about it because oddly I don't really see it as a big deal. As for people asking what I'm doing on that day, that usually doesn't come up because I don't tell anyone. That way I don't have to put up with either having to make something up or saying that I spent it like any other day.

10-24-2008, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
serolf Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 24 Posts: 198	Birthdays... sigh Why do birthdays have to be so depressing for people like us. I've been just feeling really sad this entire week because my birthday was coming up (it was yesterday). I kept on thinking what am I going to do. Am I going to be alone again? Then I thought about what I had done this entire year. Ugh. I'm just not happy with where I am in my life right now and this birthday just served to remind me that. Most people have a blast on their birthdays, they hang out with friends or whatever. I ended up going out with my mom and dad. I should've appreciated it more but I was feeling so damn depressed. This whole week has really brought me down a lot and I've been struggling to lift myself up. I hate birthdays. __________________ Follow me on Twitter My Last.fm profile

10-24-2008, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
shyguy87 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48	I feel bad about birthdays too. My birthdays usually consist of my parents taking me out to dinner. This past summer was my 21st birthday and my parents took me on a weekend trip to New York to see a baseball game from Yankee Stadium. They normally wouldn't do that, but I think they feel bad for me b/c they know I don't have any friends so they tried their best to make me feel better. I also just recently opened up to them about having SA. I know they love me and I love them, but they just can't provide the friendships that would make something like a birthday so much better.

10-24-2008, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
softconcrete Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 146	MY BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY TOO! lol. yeah i dont do anything out of the people i live with. i hate when people say "what are you doing for your birthday?" and i saw nothing :/. when your in high school every monday is that like..."what did you do this weekend?" and i say nothing. but on your birthday you are expected to have a good time and i never do. also i dont like being the center of attention in the house and everyone watch me open gifts and saying thank you to everyone

10-24-2008, 07:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
jugador409 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 152	Hey softconcrete and serolf I know it passed and even though the day gets you down I figured I'd say Happy Birthday. I usually get depressed about two weeks before the day and get annoyed when the family makes a big deal about it because oddly I don't really see it as a big deal. As for people asking what I'm doing on that day, that usually doesn't come up because I don't tell anyone. That way I don't have to put up with either having to make something up or saying that I spent it like any other day.