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Holiday Emotions

ts1050
ts1050

It's Christmas time again and it's the third year in a row of being very anxious and depressed during this time of year.  It's so hard to get through the holidays when spending time with relatives because all you wanna do is focus on your issues and be alone but you're with relatives. Sucks but it's a "tradition" now.  That, and not being sure if I am being catfished by someone who wont show me their face because they're at work or want to wait to get home to send a pic. As well as responding oddly.


Just living and breathing and wanting to focus more on myself and not let my emotions pull me like a dog on a leash trying to chase someone.


Izzyblue
Izzyblue
ts can you excuse yourself every now and then to find relief, to breathe again without relatives around? I use to kind of hide out now and then. Appear long enough to be seen. As for the dating game....it's a game until you find the person that Clicks with you. You might want to think of taking it less seriously. Sometimes we have to stand back and take a look at ourselves and determine what needs to change. I feel for you, this is the worse time of year for anxiety.
peterthegreat
peterthegreat
I will get drunk at home myself on chrismas.
ts1050
ts1050
@Absolution Thank you. Survived better than expected because I missed out on seeing relatives. The host got sick so it was cancelled. I though the person was a catfish because they talked funny, kept making excuses to show their face, left me on read about it, and they had 4 other tinder profiles. They finally sent a pic though. Only thing is they act very uninterested by not talking to me unless I reach out, yet the person is also willing to meet up one day for lunch. Just living my life and if they want to be this way, I won't let them waste my time.

Happy Holidays and I wish you luck
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
You have good reason to be careful who you talk to on these dating apps. Good for you for being alert that they might not be who they claim to be. And yes, some people are on there just playing games, or are bored, send out fake pics.... they have no intention of meeting anyone. Ask to call them, now, for voice verification. Or, to Facetime, right now. This is how people I know used to determine if people online were for real with their intentions on meeting, and doing more.

Be careful, don't give out too much personal info on you right away, and set up meetings in person as soon as you can. Also, try looking in real life too. I know that is not always easy, but at least give it a try. Good luck.
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