How to avoid being down at new year?

[the-ally]

Every year I find myself in the same position at new year: hopelessly depressed.

Why is this, and does anyone know of any way to combat it? I've tried the obvious (going out, getting pissed, staying sober, staying in, getting laid...)

Any ideas?

[harmless loony]

Maybe it's because of all the hype, you expect New Years eve to be one big party full of fun stuff, and so invariable feel let down by the fact that it is an anti climax. I think because everyone makes such a big deal of it - we all expect so much from it and then all the supposedly great stuff never materialises and you wonder why you bothered.

Perhaps one way of dealing with it is by not expecting too much from new year's eve. I don't know how to downsize expectations of the evening (I'm still working on that one myself)

Treat it as an evening to chill out with mates - no different to any other nights wen you would go out and hang with your mates.

Ermmm...sorry I just realised that I've not really offered the world's most amazing advice cos personally I don't know what to do to make myself all cheery either!!!

[hmm]

find someone you can have fun with!

[LonelyPilgrim]

As harmless loony mentioned, it's just a day like any other. So, unless you are in Times Square, or at some huge and happening party, just use it as an excuse to look up old friends and chat about days gone by. Maybe find some other people who usually get down for New Year's and have your own get together. Even if you don't have a 'good' time, at least you won't feel like the odd one out, and you'd all be able to relate to one another.

[Superiorjames]

[s]the-ally wrote on 23:37, 30th Dec 2004:
Every year I find myself in the same position at new year: hopelessly depressed.

Why is this, and does anyone know of any way to combat it? I've tried the obvious (going out, getting pissed, staying sober, staying in, getting laid...)

Any ideas?


New year celebrations can always be seen to largely be a waste of time as it is...u make a big effort for what promises to be a great night only to hear the clock strike 12 and then think, "oh, that was that then"!

Maybe an approach would be, at new year, to consider all the negative things that happened in the year just gone by. Then u can be thankful that a new year is beginning, where u have the chance to make a fresh start and forget all that was bad in the year before! Hopefully will make u feel better...

And really, the-ally, i would like to know who u are because im totally, totally unsure of who u are! I have ideas, though no concrete evidence, haha! U dont have to reveal it on the sinner if u would like to remain anonymous to the others...sign into msn, u should see u have been added to my contact list! I do fit the criteria in your personal ad too, by the way...