How Many Feel Let Down by the End of Dec. 25th?

Jules

Jules

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After all the hype and hard work involved with the preparations of Christmas, how many feel disappointed at the end of the day?

All that work and not quite as magical as displayed on TV.

I recall being stressed and then feeling letdown at the end of the day.
 

Well it's over for another year..altho' not quite here, because Boxing day ( the day after Christmas) is almost celebrated just as much as Christmas here ..some people give their gifts on Boxing day..

It's past Midnight here now.. so it's boxing day now.. This year my guests left at around 5pm... later than anticipated....then afterwards I had a long chatty phone call with a very old friend... ..and so it'll be a quiet next few days and I'm pleased it's all done and this year nearly over tbh....
 
We don't fuss very much over the holidays, now it's just the two of us, rest of the family are deceased or out of state. I like the season, don't mind the winter weather, except for driving in the snow/ice. I do love the snowy season though and always keep in mind that before I know it, spring will be here and warmer weather in the future. Time has been flying by so quickly, I've started just to embrace the present in my life and develop a more positive outlook overall.
 
We don't really do much for Christmas these days because the extended family is in another state. We exchanged gifts with a few of our neighbors. Plus, it was over 80 degrees today in Dallas, so it felt like anything but Christmas (not complaining). There were many people jogging out by the lake today.

We are leaving for Florida on New Year's Eve to spend a few days with family. My sister-in-law didn't have custody of our nieces for Christmas, but they will be there when we visit. I didn't have high expectations for Christmas, so I wasn't disappointed.
 
Jules said:
After all the hype and hard work involved with the preparations of Christmas, how many feel disappointed at the end of the day?
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I also recall feeling stressed and disappointed that all my efforts at Christmas didn’t measure up to the commercialized fantasy models presented by the media. Now, these feelings of stress and disappointment are just a distant memory and not a current reality. Once I walked away from all the commercialism, work and shopping, and just leisurely enjoyed the few aspects of the season I really like, Christmas and its aftermath are no longer a downer.
 
Christmas hasn’t changed we’ve changed Christmas.
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I don’t feel let down at all. Christmas is my most favorite season of the year and I decorate like crazy, buy lots of gifts, go all out. Family is central to my Christmas (to my life really) and as long as I’m gathered with the family I’m content and happy.

Even so, I’m ready to take down Christmas decorations and get rid of the tree and return everything to normal when the last family member leaves Christmas Day! 😂 I don’t, because invariably there are additional Christmas things that have to happen. This year for example, to celebrate with all the blended family members the gatherings have been spread out over 3 days. This morning is the last one, but there are things I have to do and errands we have to run before work tomorrow. So dismantling Christmas will have to wait till Tuesday when I have a day off.
 
I was really excited about Christmas this year and decorated the house on November first. Now I'm more than ready to return it to it's usual clean, rather sparse, look. I do two "spring cleanings" every year, neither one in the spring. On is in June and the other is December 26.

So the trappings are going away today, but I'm going to try to keep this in mind:

Scrooge's Nephew's Speech​

"There are many things from which I might have derived good by which I have not profited, I dare say," returned the nephew, "Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas-time, when it has come round-apart from... the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that-as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!"
 

"All About Post-Holiday Blues​

For some, the hype of the holidays can bring excitement, joy, and a sense of nostalgia. For others, the holiday season can bring up past trauma, estranged relationships, and feelings of loneliness.

No matter where your feelings fall regarding the holidays, it’s possible to feel sadness or post-holiday blues after the holidays pass.

What are the post-holiday blues?​

What causes post-holiday blues?​

Can you prevent holiday blues?​

How to get over the holiday blues"​

https://psychcentral.com/lib/how-to-manage-post-holiday-depression
 
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