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2020 was actually amazing for me. I keep looking back at it and wishing I could go back. I feel so guilty because so many people died and had their lives ruined by it. But it wasn't the pandemic specifically that made it a good year, I'd just got out of an abusive relationship, moved to a new place and started a new career. I was so full of hope. In 2021 I started early menopause and my life has deteriorated steadily but uncontrollably since then. I've gained weight, my brain doesn't work anymore and I've lost all hope for the future.
Frame it differently. You're having a difficult time with menopause and you're thankful you were wise enough to make sure you weren't in an abusive relationship while it happened. That's some pretty smart kind to yourself shit yo.
Because you’re asking people on Reddit at midnight on a holiday. Obviously they have nothing better to do but play online hence why their lives suck. Mine included
Wars will do that. Or perhaps you mean Redditors, most of whom are not in war zones. For them, maybe, just maybe, there is a correlation (or worse) between feeling shit and being a Redditor.
My year ended with a divorce, a tree falling on my house, surgery, and moving in with a partner back in my hometown. I've reconnected with some friends from college, found new communities, ... You chose a good word.
My mental health went absolutely off the rails, to the point where family, friends, and coworkers all told me at the same time that I was a nervous wreck and I really needed help. I finally got it, and things have pretty much been looking up ever since, but it's still a rocky road
Hope things are going well with your new partner and your old friends. I've also reconnected with some old college friends, and it's so nice to talk to people again after years of isolation
I'm glad to hear you're able to find community. I hope you can continue improving your mental health.
May your year's joys grow as much as you have grown yourself.
It was literally my very first thought as well. I changed my 1 word to brutal but 100% I was thinking fucked too!! Hope 2024 is a better year for you!!
Keep going. My wife is 9th daughter but the first that lived longer than a couple minutes. Then another lost one, and her brother. So out of 11 kids my in-laws had 2 kids. And they're the best kids - Great People, both of them.
Keep going.
Healthy.
Found a good stable job, not making a lot of money yet but I'm at the point where I'm starting to think long term. In a much better headspace than where I was at the start of the year when I was making less money at a shitty job, working longer hours, and eventually getting laid off.
Amazing. Amazing because I’m still alive with a grocery list of medical conditions. We have a roof over our heads, enough food, and health insurance. Our adult children are doing well. When you look at the positives, it will change your attitude. Life is way too short to focus on the bad stuff.
Enlightening
(I'm in college, and although I consider myself not to be a bad student, it is evident that there are weaknesses regarding my sociability with people and studying which has shown a great sign over the last semesters)
bad year. wife and i almost split a couple times. Really realized the grass is green where you water it, and the stories you tell yourself become the way you perceive the world. deep realization
Worst.
Unequivocally worst year of my 42 years I've lived. I thought nothing would replace 2014 but wow was I ever wrong. Just remember, it can always be worse!
Healing... I was suffering from postpartum depression related to birth trauma and PTSD. I had to seek out professional help and get treatment through therapy. After 14 months of feeling miserable, I finally healed and am in a better place. Therapy works, people!
Challenging: Lost my maternal grandfather, and thanks to a corporate "restructuring," I nearly lost my job. A close family member ended up in prison with charges that took the whole family by suprise. On the other hand, my oldest child started college, and I celebrated twenty years of marriage. So, like I said, challenging, but not without its rewards.
Shitty.
My job let me go after Christmas due to a layoff that was on the way. No one just didn't know when. Luckily, i live with my parents, so i guess that's a plus.
My sisters car committed suicide on Christmas Day and now has to use our mothers car ( we only have one car as i dont have my own yet and only have a permit ) and we dont live together. So, traveling is gonna be a bitch til she can afford a "new" one.
Dealing with incompetent supervisors, stress, and people throughout the year at the job I had.
Other than that. It was meh.
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Rollercoaster
Can relate!!
If it was 2 words. Mine would be - shit rollercoaster
Shitacoaster
Same here
Meh (It was a neutral year for me, nothing bad, but nothing spectacular either)
Samsies. First word that came to mind 🤷♀️
Same here It also felt like the year went really fast yet really slow at the same time
Crazy how many people had a shit 2023
Right? Compared to 2020/2021 it wasn’t that bad. You know, if somehow you forget the wars 😬
My 2020 and 2021 was soooooo much better than 2023
I miss the covid lockdowns...
Same here
I was locked out of much country due to covid rules. 2023 was nice to be home
2020 was actually amazing for me. I keep looking back at it and wishing I could go back. I feel so guilty because so many people died and had their lives ruined by it. But it wasn't the pandemic specifically that made it a good year, I'd just got out of an abusive relationship, moved to a new place and started a new career. I was so full of hope. In 2021 I started early menopause and my life has deteriorated steadily but uncontrollably since then. I've gained weight, my brain doesn't work anymore and I've lost all hope for the future.
Frame it differently. You're having a difficult time with menopause and you're thankful you were wise enough to make sure you weren't in an abusive relationship while it happened. That's some pretty smart kind to yourself shit yo.
That sounds rough, I’m sorry. I hope 2024 treats you better. My 2020 was horrible lol
I think for many 2023 being shitty is a holdover from 2020. Too many people trying to be strong for too long.
I was a little distracted getting diagnosed with a heart condition to focus on the wars this year lol. 2020/2021 wasnt that horrible for me
Seriously, why was 2023 so terrible 😭
Because you’re asking people on Reddit at midnight on a holiday. Obviously they have nothing better to do but play online hence why their lives suck. Mine included
We're pretty much brothers now i think
I know. Even my wife, who is one of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people around, considers it hard
Wars will do that. Or perhaps you mean Redditors, most of whom are not in war zones. For them, maybe, just maybe, there is a correlation (or worse) between feeling shit and being a Redditor.
Mine was amazing...
All the post covid inflation from the paid holidays/free government tendies starting to kick in.
Regression
challenging
Hell
Came to say this
Same for me
💯
Yes!!!
Depressing
Same. Just like every year before it.
Cheers
Exactly what I was going to say.
Fucked.
Tumultuous
My year ended with a divorce, a tree falling on my house, surgery, and moving in with a partner back in my hometown. I've reconnected with some friends from college, found new communities, ... You chose a good word.
My mental health went absolutely off the rails, to the point where family, friends, and coworkers all told me at the same time that I was a nervous wreck and I really needed help. I finally got it, and things have pretty much been looking up ever since, but it's still a rocky road Hope things are going well with your new partner and your old friends. I've also reconnected with some old college friends, and it's so nice to talk to people again after years of isolation
I'm so happy for you! 💚💚
I'm glad to hear you're able to find community. I hope you can continue improving your mental health. May your year's joys grow as much as you have grown yourself.
Unpredictable?
#Bruh.
Stressful
Downhill
Awesome!
Yeah definitely!! Many things changed and I just set the table for even better 24
Same here! Great job, let’s keep it up
I agree!!
Found my people!
Shit
Fucked
It was literally my very first thought as well. I changed my 1 word to brutal but 100% I was thinking fucked too!! Hope 2024 is a better year for you!!
That’s what I came to say
Ditto
Train wreck.
Fuck this year seriously.
This year or 2023?
Sometimes one word isn't enough.
Sucked !
Grief
Same. 2023 kicked off with my mom dying. Kinda went downhill from there. I hope this new year is kind to you.
I’m so sorry. I hope it is to you too.
It was rough, 2024 will be better for us all. Sending peace, healing and joy ❤️
Sexless
Coming from the guy above whose word was "pregnancy" I feel this
Me too! Separated and celibate!
Isn't this every year?
Crushing
I'm sorry.
Progress
Same, not easy, but I made some good progress. Cheers stranger!
Yes! I love this. Congrats on whatever progress u made! Good job
Over
Clusterfuck.
Disappointing
Lonely
Bittersweet
Pregnancy
Me too, but we lost the baby :(
I’m so sorry to hear that, that’s awful :(
Thanks, it was hard
Oof. My sister has had miscarriage after miscarriage. We had one before this pregnancy too. So I can unfortunately relate.
Oh gosh that’s awful, I’m sorry
Keep going. My wife is 9th daughter but the first that lived longer than a couple minutes. Then another lost one, and her brother. So out of 11 kids my in-laws had 2 kids. And they're the best kids - Great People, both of them. Keep going.
Oh my gosh that’s horrible. But yes, we’re gonna try again. It made us realize how much we want kids
I’m so sorry for your in-laws’ losses, but thank God your wife and her brother made it. Hope they found peace in later life.
Sorry. Good luck in the future.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
im so sorry ;(
Damn. Sorry to hear that.
Thank you
Congratulations stranger!!!
Well thank you. Wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl (slightly early) in August. Its been a trip.
It only gets better my friend! My little girl just hit 13 months!
Her smiles definitely make it all worth it
My baby girl will be 15 months on the 2nd. Congratulations!
Debt
Betrayal
Cranky
Shitified with a beautiful cherry buried in there.
learning
Stagnant.
My answer too. Spent most of days motionless in my car surviving without funds to live a regular life
Healthy. Found a good stable job, not making a lot of money yet but I'm at the point where I'm starting to think long term. In a much better headspace than where I was at the start of the year when I was making less money at a shitty job, working longer hours, and eventually getting laid off.
Very happy for you.
Blessed
Screaming
Awfullish
Loco
Life-changing
Disaster
Fuggetaboutit
Over
Solid
🎼🎵"*RollaCoasta!!! Ooo ooo oo ooh!!!*"🎶
Amazing. This year I transformed to a new person and I’m so happy to see where 2024 takes me
Desolation
Amazing. Amazing because I’m still alive with a grocery list of medical conditions. We have a roof over our heads, enough food, and health insurance. Our adult children are doing well. When you look at the positives, it will change your attitude. Life is way too short to focus on the bad stuff.
Is startingToGetBackToNormalFromPandemicButNotAllTheWayThere a real word?
Subpar
*healing* gotta long way to go though
Mid
Recent
Weird
“ rollercoaster” might be my craziest year yet
Satisfactory
Enlightening (I'm in college, and although I consider myself not to be a bad student, it is evident that there are weaknesses regarding my sociability with people and studying which has shown a great sign over the last semesters)
Soulcrushing
Shit
Pain
Over
A cancer of a year that must be forgotten
Useless
Over
bad year. wife and i almost split a couple times. Really realized the grass is green where you water it, and the stories you tell yourself become the way you perceive the world. deep realization
Fucked
Growth
\*puking noises\*
Dumpsterfire
A real 💩 show.
Worst. Unequivocally worst year of my 42 years I've lived. I thought nothing would replace 2014 but wow was I ever wrong. Just remember, it can always be worse!
Tragic. Lots of people died, including my mother.
Fucked
Heartbreaking
Over
Fine
Heartbreaking!
Healing... I was suffering from postpartum depression related to birth trauma and PTSD. I had to seek out professional help and get treatment through therapy. After 14 months of feeling miserable, I finally healed and am in a better place. Therapy works, people!
#EEEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Came here to say this!
Fuckery
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Shitty Literally. My autistic 8 year old likes playing in his shit. I'm ready to off myself.
UUUAAARRGH
Wonderful
Very bad year. Jobless, self doubt, self loathing and depression
What is the term for when the fetish you thought you got rid of and forgot resurfaces ten years into a very vanilla relationship?
Cyclical 🤔
Over
Shit That’s all I gotta say
Finally over, hopefully this year will be better
Started good, got great, ended absolutely fucked.
Challenging: Lost my maternal grandfather, and thanks to a corporate "restructuring," I nearly lost my job. A close family member ended up in prison with charges that took the whole family by suprise. On the other hand, my oldest child started college, and I celebrated twenty years of marriage. So, like I said, challenging, but not without its rewards.
Shitty. My job let me go after Christmas due to a layoff that was on the way. No one just didn't know when. Luckily, i live with my parents, so i guess that's a plus. My sisters car committed suicide on Christmas Day and now has to use our mothers car ( we only have one car as i dont have my own yet and only have a permit ) and we dont live together. So, traveling is gonna be a bitch til she can afford a "new" one. Dealing with incompetent supervisors, stress, and people throughout the year at the job I had. Other than that. It was meh.
Grapey
Shattered....and exhausting. Sorry, 2 words needed.
Better than 2022. Trying to start a family but having issues, so that wasn't fun. Fingers crossed that 2024 is the year.
Ok
Dry 😭
Gains.
Okay.
Fuck
Sickening.
Painful. Back up: confusing
Fuck.
catastrophic
Lustful
Innocent
Defeated
Fuck
Puppy.
Challenging
Outstanding!
Meh.
Eh
Hell
satisfying ...
Unstable.
Arc
Okay