My original idea as detailed above.

Is it sad to spend your birthday alone. Then what did I do. It felt sad to be alone when you are really craving for someones company on your own birthday. Your birthday is a big day too and your goal is to make it as special and relaxing as possible.

I wanted to but didnt have enough funds to begin with so I nixed the idea for now. And if you need help please DO reach out to someone. All of this will feel frustrating and if youre already worried about spending your birthday alone then this wont help.

But it is up to you to cherish it and spend your birthday however you want. Plan a rough schedule for your day which doesnt involve too many other people. I dont think we need to elaborate how traveling someplace new on your birthday would make for a great adultalone birthday.

If you are about to celebrate a birthday alone here are some tips on how to own it. Birthdays are generally fun when you are a child. Your circumstances for being alone on your birthday might differ but the fact that you shouldnt get bogged down in feeling lonely and miserable just because you are alone is undoubtful.

On my 19th birthday all of my friends were away and I was so sad that there is no one to celebrate my birthday. Theres zero pressure Spending your birthday solo means you can do anything you want. If youre one of the 30 percent of older adults living alone in the US then you might be one who celebrates a birthday solo style.

Before the pandemic it wasnt as difficult to think of things to do alone on your birthdayYou at least had more options to make the day feel. Here are some crisis services worldwide that are trained to provide support courtesy of Reddit. My symptoms of depression tend to worsen as the day continues so even though Id decided to spend most of my birthday alone I knew that being alone into the evening on my birthday might lead me into thoughts of self-harm like self-injury or suicidal wishes.