Feeling low on your birthday is more common than you think
A birthday works like a marker. It makes you look back on the year without meaning to, and it can make the question of who cares about you feel much bigger. Unmet hopes, feeling like you haven’t grown, worrying about getting older, all of it showing up on the same day is not strange at all. It is fine not to want to celebrate. A birthday doesn’t have to be loud, and it can simply be an ordinary day.
In the Field Room, give yourself a small birthday
Outside the Field Room balcony is an open field and a slow breeze, and nobody here is waiting for you to post photos. Write on a bedside note one thing you got through this year, then one sentence for yourself a year from now, and fold it away so it stays only on your device. You can also do one small thing for yourself, like eating a meal you love, going to bed early, or messaging someone you miss. If the low mood lingers for a long time, or life starts to feel pointless, it may help to talk with someone you trust or a professional.
No account, no name, and you can leave whenever you like.
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