Back to reality & a little depressed!

[lilpixie]

Right before our trip to DL last week, we got tons of horrible news. A good friend of mine had her baby 3 months premature and the baby only lived for a few days, another friend found out she has stage 3 cancer of the intestine, another friend had a brother who took his own life, my sister may be getting a divorce . . . I mean, what is up with all of that horrible news??
We had a great time in DL, the kids loved it, etc, etc. And now I am home and feeling horrible for all of these people -- and have the post trip blues. We were so exhausted after our trip and were talking about how our next trip needs to be a relaxing beach vacation, but I still keep thinking about DL
Anyone else get major post-trip blues????
Do I need therapy? LOL
just needed to vent!

 

[bumbershoot]

Well I think that anyone with that much bad news from loved ones would be depressed, and to combine that with the "high" of being on a fun vacation is going to make the "low" feel even lower. So I'd say you're very normal, for feeling sadder than expected.

 

[teacups]

Ahhh... sounds perfectly normal to me. You are feeling for your friends and family. I am so sorry for all the bad news. That's a lot to handle.

 

[pixiewings71]

Oh wow!! What a lot of bad news. I'm so sorry for all your friends and family. And for your post trip blues. Start planning the next one...that helps me.

 

[PrincessSitka]

wow You need to start planing your next trip. After all of that

 

[ShawnaF]

Yup, I always have a trip in the works - it may be a year down the road, but it really helps - as do these message boards! Relaxing - with kids??? lol...I miss the beach but seeing my daughter's face at Disneyland is worth the get up and go go go, we'll wait!

Just spend your time appreciating your family and plan some extra fun activities with your kids to get through the hard times. We went through a few bad weeks with deaths and cancer and other aggravations a few months back. We hit the zoo and museum a couple days during the week and I started my Christmas shopping and found decorations - that always cheers me up and kept my spirits out of the gutter.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Sometimes things in life just stink. I'm sorry your family & friends are having such sad times right now.

Maybe next time you can plan Disneyland AND the beach! We have some nice beach communities here, and you would get that relaxing time and the fun of Disney.

 

[Quest4Kingdom]

Yesss! I always get post-trip blues and worried that I was the only one crzy... I'm so sorry to hear that news, I can sympathize due to circumstances...
I agree, planning for the next trip gives you something to look forward to, and just thinking about our already hotel-booked upcoming DL trip is therapy enough for me at times...