Originally Posted by srhgts:
“Hello guys. Just poking my head in to say I probably won't be about for the rest of today. Despite my best efforts I'm still feeling really very low and sad, and just can't enter into the spirit of things. I certainly don't want to bring anyone else down so I'll just leave you all to it. I really hope you all have a great day, you guys really deserve it.
Much love. xxx”

It can be hard to enjoy the arrival of Christmas when we are experiencing problems or letdowns in our life. I quite often did for a while in the last decade. I then felt relieved when Christmas came, if only because it marked the end of the upsetting period that was the run-up to Christmas.

Originally Posted by srhgts:
“Hi folks, I'm feeling a bit better now so I'm here. Thanks so much for all your lovely comments, it's really nice to know you care. I had a chat with a friend that cheered me up a bit, then Tom got home and we've done dinner and presents so that's helped to perk me up. The bad stuff's still on my mind a fair bit but I'm in a better mood, will try to further distract myself.
Hope you're all having a lovely time. ”

I am pleased that within a few hours you had cheered up somewhat. Christmas does end up feeling different from the period before. I lost track a little of what day of the week it was today, and Christmas Eve already feels like ages ago.