“年底焦虑”又双叒来了，怎么破？
As time flies, 2024 is coming to an end. Some people look forward to 2025 with anticipation and joy, while others may feel anxious and uneasy. Stress, anxiety, anticipation, excitement, and dread are just some examples of the feelings that arise as people become aware that the year is quickly drawing to a close. It’s normal to feel more self-reflective and emotional during this time of the year.
Why do we usually feel anxious at the end of the year? Common reasons for feeling year-end anxiety include realizing that we have goals and experiences we didn’t achieve, feeling like time is running out to do what matters, and anticipating end-of-the-year social commitments and responsibilities.
How to cope with these feelings? Here are some suggestions.
One of the first steps in coping with year-end anxiety is to be kind to yourself. It’s easy to be hard on yourself for what you didn’t accomplish. It’s simple to be critical of what you could have or should have done, and any other ways you feel like you came up short. Holding on to more negative judgments against yourself won’t help you move forward nor will it change anything about the past. Being understanding and forgiving with yourself will help you keep going in the valuable time remaining this year.
Keep in mind that the end of the year is just an arbitrary marker of time. We don’t have to treat the end of the year or a new year as a strict deadline. These time markers can be helpful motivators (动力), but they shouldn’t be viewed with such a rigid attitude that if you don’t achieve something by December 31, all hope is lost. This kind of attitude will always hinder any sort of change or progress.
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