When was the last time you celebrated ur birthday with some one?

[Darker Than Black]

........................case closed, your judge

 

[Cal]

I celebrate it every year, although a lot of the time I don't feel like it at first... I still put in an effort though because it's the one day of the year that's all about me. If I let my anxiety and negative thoughts take over I just end up feeling so much worse.

I just mentioned in another thread, how I usually plan my own birthday a few days in advance. Like I'll push myself to spend half the day out doing activities and things I'm interested in by myself, so I don't have to be reminded constantly that I'm in the spotlight from the moment I wake up. I'll come back at 4-5pm, and by then I'll be anxiety free and actually feel like celebrating.

 

[P+G]

Birthdays seem like any other day to me now. Before, it was out with friends, cake and presents. But because I don't know anyone anymore it's not much of a celebration. I don't get presents or cards and I don't have to buy them. I haven't been invited to other birthday parties so I guess I've lost sync with the whole happy birthday feeling. This year I got a late email from a former close friend who just kind of added a "Happy Birthday". The same person who before would go to the trouble of writing and sending me a postcard from her holiday. It makes me really sad and wonder how things have changed so quickly. I would love to celebrate a birthday.

 

[WelshOne]

I tend to keep my birthday to my self. I don't tell any friends or aquiantances, because I don't want to be the center of attention. I'd be quite happy if even my family forgot about it, too, although I'll admit that would also be hurtful.

As for the last time I had a party for my birthday... hmm, probably when I was about 5? Something like that - a long time ago!

 

[Noca]

I celebrate it every year with my best friend and family, usually at a restaurant somewhere expensive. I wouldn't celebrate it if it was just up to me though.

 

[klytus]

I stopped celebrating it when I was 10. Actually, I made my entire family stop celebrating birthdays because I found them a ridiculous waste of time.

 

[AlleyCat]

My family still celebrates birthdays. It's just a small get-together with my immediate family. It's nice of them to care, but I would really prefer not to celebrate mine. I always feel very sad and depressed on my birthday, but I try my best not to show it.

 

[Weirdo]

Birthday celebrations are stupid and pointless, I mean what's there to celebrate? It's just another way for people to forget about their problems for a day...

 

[thrawn]

....birthdays I havent properly celebrated one in ages...I just moved and in fact todays my birthday...i didnt really celebrate with anyone...the most birthday like experience I had today was people in my chinese class singing happy birthday to me in chinese....but that was more for them then for me...so kinda crappy...plus birthdays get kinda awkward when your not a kid anymore...as there are less things you can do...T_T

 

[elizz]

I stopped celebrating it when I was a young child.

 

[Emily_G]

When I was in grade 5, I have my first birthday "party", before that, my parents celebrated it with me. In grade 5, I got this birthday card from everyone in the class, they all signed it, I was really happy, I remember I went home and read it over and over what everyone wrote.

Then we moved, I had hard time making close friends, after grade 5, I've never celebrated another birthday, other than my parents buying me cake, but I never wanted to celebrate it again. Like now, I don't want to, I get really sad on my birthday..for some reason, and don't feel like talking to anybody, what is there to celebrate?

Aww that's realy sweet

I just celebrate it with my family, always have. Except maybe when I was really little, like early elementary school. My bday is in August before school starts, so we usually went to the pool or something. Now that I am older, I usually just celebrate with my hubby and my family.

 

[Honk]

I just realized that it has been 8 years or more, in fact I can't remember exactly.

 

[redski]

I usually just meet with the few friends which still keep in touch
and we just grab a bite somewhere, on them of course

 

[iamthenra]

My family still celebrates birthdays. It's just a small get-together with my immediate family. It's nice of them to care, but I would really prefer not to celebrate mine. I always feel very sad and depressed on my birthday, but I try my best not to show it.

Me too! Depressed and sad.... another year goes by and still single... when will that curse ever lift?

 

[Jake123]

I've never celebrated my birthday. It's coming up again in a few days and it's going to be the same thing...

 

[Awkward Annie]

It's my birthday soon too and I will probably spend it alone watching tv or on here. My partner will be away and my family work late. I do get very sad on that day. It's pathetic, you should feel good.

 

[lollipop103]

I hate my birthday because I feel so anxious about it--because I'd feel pathetic if no one remembered. It's super awkward.

 

[Sinopia]

to be honest in 2007. I decided to not celebrate my b-day anymore, cuz I don't have many friends to invite plus I actually never cared about my b-day.

 

[A_Void_Ant]

lol birthdays. What a waste unless you actually have friends. I find them depressing and these days repulsing. Nobody cares about me any day. Even as a child I never had one of those big parties like all the other kids. Just a typical family event at home. Been a while since I've had one of those... I don't even get called by anyone. Not that I would answer.

 

[Hellhound]

I don't remember. It was many many years ago, I was a pre-teen, and my parents forced me to celebrate it. Since it was forced, I didn't enjoy it... at all. I don't really enjoy my birthday anyway. To me it means one more wasted year and one year closer to the grave,... also, I hate being the center of attention.