New Years Eve alone? Anyone else?

[kaede]

I'm not working New Years, not for like the next two weeks, but the thing is I'll get to the point where I'll just want to go back to work cause there is nothing for me to do to distract me ...

*Sighs* I didn't want to start the New Year on a bad foot =/

I feel the same way about going to work!

I'll be staying home on New Year's Eve, but I am not really into the whole new year's thing anyway so it's ok. I think a lot of people stay home.

 

[Cathedral]

I don't care about New Years Eve, it's just going to be another lousy day.

 

[Jigsaw]

I used to really like New Year, but that was a long time ago when drinking heavily was good. Lost interest in booze now and I'm old and 'responsible'.

Now I hate New Year. Really hate it. Like for some people Christmas reminds them of their lack of family. I'm deliberately staying up late tonight and getting up early tomorrow so i can be tired and go to sleep and miss it all.

It's a really good reminder that I have no friends and no social life. There's no chance of me getting asked to a party or anything like that. I don't feel I could go the pub as my wife is convinced people only go to pubs to beat up women or find someone you've never met before to have sex with behind the dustbins. Neither of which are things close to my radar or ever have been.

It's also a good reminder of the closing year. And another year of disappointment and failure. I just sat here and ended up writing a really dark blurb about how **** things are; nearest thing to poetry for 20 years.

So there's my first post. Maybe I should have gone in the intros sub forum. Anyway, if you're celebrating New year, have a good one.

 

[Broken_Doll]

I live alone and have almost no friends worth calling friends. (Does anybody, here, ever feel convinced that they are the only ones who ever phones the rest of the world and that the rest of the world never bothers to phone them?)

I know that feeling well. It makes me wonder why I bother with most of the people in my life.

 

[Ian Haines]

I suffer from super-acute agoraphobia - so, while getting out is very much on the agenda for 2011, therapeutically speaking, I doubt that I'll be trying it just yet. I've been out only around 10 times in the past 10 years - it really has to be experienced to be believed.

Thanks for the kind and encouraging words, though.

People simply need people, I suppose...one of the predominating human traits that we may never fully shake off.

I understand about the agoraphobia because I've got a slight tinge of it myself these days. I didn't always have this issue. It has developed. It's turned me into a bit of a hermit; not good at all. Sometimes I'm afraid to drive places because I fear that some drugged-up or drunk driver will senselessly kill me on the road. I'm not afraid of death at all but I'd be pissed if some ******* took my life just because they're a stupid, irresponsible jerk. But, I'm able to put these fears aside when it's necessary to function in life. However, I tend to plan my activities as efficiently as possible in order to minimize having to go outside. So, maybe in a new thread, tell us how you plan to minimize and conquer your agoraphobia. And, FYI, when you click on the "REPLY" button IN a member's post it'll automatically quote their post for you so you won't need to cut and paste. TTYL, LG

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i live in "the hood", so there will definitely be guns and fireworks going off. i bought some earplugs and some sleep medication to help me sleep on new years eve.

Hey freedom -- OMG! I feel the same way about loud banging, booming noises. SUCKS! It's one thing if the fireworks are done by professionals, but it's usually some idiot blasting them off and chances are one of those suckers will hit the roof of my house and burn me down. ****! The guns going off is really insane. LG:-(

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I suffer from super-acute agoraphobia - so, while getting out is very much on the agenda for 2011, therapeutically speaking, I doubt that I'll be trying it just yet. I've been out only around 10 times in the past 10 years - it really has to be experienced to be believed.

Thanks for the kind and encouraging words, though.

People simply need people, I suppose...one of the predominating human traits that we may never fully shake off.

Oops! Yes. I did almost hijack a thread there, unwittingly. Suffice to say, I think, that I have no special plans for battling the 2011 version of my agoraphobia...every plan I ever make doesn't come through for me, so I'll just take the year spontaneously and work from small targets to large, with no timetable.

Thank you for your post.

 

[Marik_757]

I live alone and have almost no friends worth calling friends. (Does anybody, here, ever feel convinced that they are the only ones who ever phones the rest of the world and that the rest of the world never bothers to phone them?)

I know that feeling well. It makes me wonder why I bother with most of the people in my life.

I'm only noticed with needed :/

 

[NOAH_FX]

Yeah, trying to figure some plans out...hopefully something pans out.

Callie, just out of curiosity...why would you want to blow a guy off for NYE? Unless you have other plans or something...

I don't know, I'm just not feeling it.

If your not sure, call and cancel, don't just leave him waiting.. I hate getting blown off when people don't call, than don't answer their phone... Infact, i hate it to the point where i'll never deal with that person again.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....

 

[LGH1288]

"Happy New Year" to our friends in places such as Australia and Japan where it's already January 1, 2011. If you're following celebrations around the world, check out my favorite resource for local time, date, weather, and astronomical occurances. LG

 

[JeanT]

Yip, I'm alone too. Spent the whole day hoping someone would invite me somewhere and vowed that no matter who or what it was, I would attend. Well, it is 8pm and no one has sent an invite. Why don't I invite myself somewhere you ask? Because I don't want people to feel obliged to say yes. If they wanted me with them, they would have invited me. If I ask if I can join them, they will say yes out of politeness. Clearly all the people who claimed they were my friends this year are happy to forget that fact now. And yes, they probably do all think that I must be doing SOMETHING tonight but why doesn't a single one just check?

Well, I will be eating frozen pizza which I will heat in the microwave, watch TV and spend the time with my dogs who are the only ones who have actually been there for me for the past 18 months.

 

[RoryW]

Yip, I'm alone too. Spent the whole day hoping someone would invite me somewhere and vowed that no matter who or what it was, I would attend. Well, it is 8pm and no one has sent an invite. Why don't I invite myself somewhere you ask? Because I don't want people to feel obliged to say yes. If they wanted me with them, they would have invited me. If I ask if I can join them, they will say yes out of politeness. Clearly all the people who claimed they were my friends this year are happy to forget that fact now. And yes, they probably do all think that I must be doing SOMETHING tonight but why doesn't a single one just check?

Well, I will be eating frozen pizza which I will heat in the microwave, watch TV and spend the time with my dogs who are the only ones who have actually been there for me for the past 18 months.

Wow EXACTLY the same story for me, minus the dogs. I don't get it at all how people can say they are your friends and make no effort to do anything with you outside of school. I did not recieve 1 invite either, not even a text. I guess it's like you said they assumed that I'm doing something (which I am not, my parents are getting divorced so my house is hell and I'm just staying in my room to avoid the awkwardness). No one cares to check though... oh well. Me and Forza Motorsport 3 will be bringing in the New Year together.

 

[sunny]

i would kill to spend the christmas alone.
i spent it with my parents which was thousand times worse than being alone.
they are the reason i hate christmas and most of the years' holidays.

it quite encourages me to spend the crucial moments alone, because it gives power to work harder... at least until the next time i feel down...
i remember two years ago i was spending christmas at my military base, and while ppl were celebrating i was having a shift, sitting all alone while the clock changes and brings the new year. it was emotional moment because there were ppl all happy and together just few meters away and i was all by myself eating my heart. i was determined to spend the next christmas with real friends, of course it didn't happen.. life just never goes as you plan

 

[Lawrens]

Yea, I live with my family, all of my family members have friends and were out over new years eve and new year, I spent time alone with my dogs and taking them out, that's pretty much it.

 

[Callie]

Yeah, trying to figure some plans out...hopefully something pans out.

Callie, just out of curiosity...why would you want to blow a guy off for NYE? Unless you have other plans or something...

I don't know, I'm just not feeling it.

If your not sure, call and cancel, don't just leave him waiting.. I hate getting blown off when people don't call, than don't answer their phone... Infact, i hate it to the point where i'll never deal with that person again.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....

Well, I went out to meet up with him and HE ended up blowing ME off. I guess my not feeling it feeling was right on the money this time.

 

[grainofrice24]

Yeah, trying to figure some plans out...hopefully something pans out.

Callie, just out of curiosity...why would you want to blow a guy off for NYE? Unless you have other plans or something...

I don't know, I'm just not feeling it.

If your not sure, call and cancel, don't just leave him waiting.. I hate getting blown off when people don't call, than don't answer their phone... Infact, i hate it to the point where i'll never deal with that person again.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....

Well, I went out to meet up with him and HE ended up blowing ME off. I guess my not feeling it feeling was right on the money this time.

Wow, that's a ****** shame Callie! Getting blown off always sucks, even if you weren't feeling it with the guy to begin with. Best of luck in 2011!