5. Birthdays
There are names for feeling sad around your birthday: birthday blues or birthday depression. Birthdays are often expected to feel celebratory, but they’re also very real reminders of the passage of time, which can be daunting. “Birthdays have a way of illuminating the gap between where you are and where you thought you’d be,” Filipone says.
You might find yourself taking stock of all you’ve accomplished — or all you haven’t accomplished — and grieving younger versions of yourself, especially when it’s a milestone birthday, she says.
Birthdays often also bring up grief over loved ones who have died because you’re thinking about…
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