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I hate Thanksgiving

Thete I said it... please don't hate me for it. But simply put, Thanksgiving just isn't for me.

In my defense, the reason I hate it, is because it was always a bad time growing up, as my parents were getting out of their normal routine and start driving each other absolutely mad... my Dad with his high expectations of some nice fancy meal and my Mom and her one million and one questions even repeating questions over and over and they'd drive each other insane and so thanksgiving was always parents/family fighting 100% guaranteed.


So please forgive me, if I shutdown and avoid this holiday, as I'm just trying to survive it and try not to fall into depressed (again) as I seem to some years around this time of year... even when I'm not where near any family.

Why am I typing/telling all this? Just trying to vent and talk about it and get it out in the open, so maybe it's easier to deal with this year.
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swirlie · 31-35
A friend of mine suffers from the same Thanksgiving PTSD every single year, simply because when she was younger, her mom would get drunk at Thanksgiving while everyone else in her family remained sober. Her father would then get totally pissed off that his wife was drunk, yet as soon as the last family member left in the evening and went back to their own homes, her mother would suddenly sober up and act like nothing had just happened. Over time, this caused her entire family to stop coming home to their parent's house at Thanksgiving because nobody could stand that drunken.. or fake-drunken demeanor of their mother. Now, none of the family ever get together for anything and my friend goes through a depressive state every Thanksgiving, even at her own home with her husband and kids. So, your situation is not entirely unique!