This time of year is meant to be filled with joy and family get-togethers, but not everyone has family or anything to be happy about. So are you ok?
I think so, yes. Really have always felt precarious but I honestly think that’s just acknowledging reality, we are in a precarious situation. Surfing, not walking on land. But I am at ease with it, if that makes sense. I am very happy to be physically embodied and alive, and at this moment also quite healthy, I know we don’t get to be alive forever so want to enjoy this.
Fuck no, I have 4 years of industry experience and my industry is basically falling apart. I haven’t been able to find work since March. Even construction labour jobs requiring no experience wont call me back. If I cant make something work soon I might just decide to french kiss an electrical socket.
Update:
I found a job. It does not pay that well but its in my industry and there are great individual liberties that come with the job. It took 18 months, getting EI, running out of EI, and being forced to throw out/sell a bunch of my stuff and rent out my home to overcome this. If I were most other people without the support system I have available to me, I’d be fucking homeless. Fuck the status quo.
God no
I just got myself very sick by forgetting to turn the heat off while sleeping, so no
No.
Same
No, but that’s ok
Luckily I still have my family, but my parents are conspiracy theorists, my dad especially vocal, so that’s not fun. I’m just going to try to avoid the topics.
I’m actually doing really well (but I’m getting some survivor’s guilt from that)
Its not your fault. I don’t know what you’ve been through, but it’s not your fault.
Yeah same. A lot of people are not doing well with the economy being down. I’ve encountered a lot of people looking for work. I’m sure it’ll get better by this time next year.
Serious question: what do you intend to do if I’m not? What is this thread for?
I’m just asking and want people to be honest. If your not, I want to know why and give sympathpy, or empathy and no I don’t want praise for giving sympathy.
Sadly not. I still have no friends, and no one to talk to. I recently escaped from being literal forced labor for a gang, and am now trying to put life back together without telling my family.
My family are all very catholic, and they’d want my head on a stick if they knew I was stuck working for a gang, despite it being against my will.
Christmas is gonna be hard, because I’ll have to resist the urge to let out those emotions, as they’re the only people I talk to. Still looking for a good friend :(
My mom died a week and a half ago. So no.
Sorry to hear about your loss. My parents died just before Xmas a few years ago. Would you like to tell us about her?
Lost my dad a few years ago leading into the holidays.
It sucks. But remembering them is nice. I keep an album of my dad that’s part of the rotation of photos that goes on my TV, and those memories are great.
Now at least. 3 years ago they were rough to see. And I should point out - my dad has ALS and we knew it was coming. Doesn’t make it better when it happens.
I hope your days get better soon. Take it one at a time. You’ll get through this.
Here’s a song for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj1oVX_ymEU
No, on multiple fronts.
My girlfriend sees her family every Christmas.
I’ll be longing to see her in the meanwhile (I visit my own elsewhere), but otherwise I’m OK.Ok? Yep. Great? Nope.
We had a death in the family a couple months ago and he was our “Santa” who hosted our family Xmas Eve dinner for years. It’s gonna be a rough one this year.
How are you holding up, OP?
