Feeling sad on your birthday does not depend on having a bad day or year or life. On a down year, you might focus on specifics—maybe you’re newly single this year, maybe you’ve lost someone ...

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If you’re sad about your birthday, don’t pressure yourself to snap out it. Shoving down or bottling up your feelings of disappointment or anxiety is only going to backfire.