Do you like your birthday?

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I'm 22 on February 4th which isn't too far off now. I like birthdays, especially my family's birthdays but I could give my own a miss. It's just that every year I see myself older and still no progress made. I still suck at communicating, no friends, no job and I'm still anxiety and OCD ridden

My birthdays don't affect me much.

...This coming Saturday is my birthday - Aside from being painless, I have plenty of back pain and can:t get enough sleep in off-my-feet rest . I can't get things resolved, either, and can't make out enough space to read, run around all day .

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I have generally enjoyed celebrating birthdays, although the worst day of my life fell on one. Now, they tell me that I have a fatal condition to plan for, and that I shall have to keep working harder to stay alive. However, I have learned not to beat myself up too much about not having achieved certain things yet by diverting to others I have, and/or to noting that I'm making significant progress toward my goals, which is better in some ways. Whenever I do knock something off my to-do list, I have to find another goal anyway.
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I like my birthdays now but, just a few short years ago, that wasn't the case. I thought I would just get older and not accomplish anything in life. Now, that's not the case.

I am not really that fond of my birthday because of the same issues I feel I should be further along than I am for someone my age. I also feel that with milestone ages like 18 or 30 ect... the intense pressure to be perfectly happy and happily perfect. On a happier note I have found spending my birthday alone means I dont feel this pressure and can do what I like.

I spend my birthday alone mostly as well. But I do agree, the pressure is really tough. You expect so much from yourself and then a year later, I realize, I haven't improved at all.

I don't enjoy celebrating my birthday, in part for the same reasons you said but that's has gotten better in the last year, but what I dislike more of birthdays is the "happy birthday" song where Im the center of attention (it's also loud and) and getting gifts. I hate gifts, people get mad or offended for my lack of reactions when opening them, I much rather spend the day alone than surrounded by people where I need to tailor my facial expressions to fit the situation

Yeah I enjoy them (although I don't like to think of my age, that's so no indicator of who I am!)

No, idgaf about my birthday.

I tried to make my 50th as low key as possible and hoped people wouldn't remember

A bunch of nice people did nice things for me and I appreciated it a lot. Doesn't mean I still don't cringe a bit when it comes to my birthday. I try to treat it like a typical day, yet it never comes out that way. And Happy future Birthday Dani92.

Every day is my birthday and some days I wish it wasn't, but not always.

Yes, I like getting presents and visiting with family and having special meals.

my birthday is in 6 days (i have to get my wisdom teeth out on your birthday) and i used to love it, then when i was a teenager it made me anxious and now im a little indifferent. i like that people treat me nice on my birthday an every year my cousins take me out the same restaurant and i really look forward to it now. its just kinda a nice day i have.