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I feel like absolute trash for not knowing what to get my friends for Christmas and just generally not being able to invest too much energy into the holidays. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It is less than a week till Christmas and I still have not gotten anything ordered or anything, I have felt depressed and low energy these pasts couple of months, I cannot even keep up with my house chores which angers my roommates. I don't think they want to hear about my mental health anymore, I think they are gonna be very upset when they bought me thing and I got nothing or just offered cash since I really have no energy to shop for them and I have no idea what to get and this has been a major cause of stress these past couple of weeks on top of non stop work, with only one day off in between. I just feel like I am crashing out and wondering if I should just move out and be homeless since I cannot really be the best roommate right now

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There is nothing wrong with cash or gift cards. Gift cards just force people to use it at a specific place. Grab an package of Xmas cards to stuff it in and say fuck it.

I didn't buy anybody gifts for many years because I couldn't afford it. Nobody held it against me. I don't expect anybody to buy me shit. If anybody is going to hold it against me then they can go fuck themselves.

Edit : I guess what I'm saying is don't feel guilty. I think people understand that as adults we need to have our priorities and sometimes that means not buying gifts. People are generally understanding and there is more to life than gifts. I'd be fucking thrilled with 20$ in cash in a card and I would be thankful that they even sent that because that person spent that time to earn that cash and to put that together. You're a kind person for worrying about it, but the people who care for you would rather not see you worry and to take care of yourself.