I am to celebrate new years eve alone. How can I celebrate solo?

RBWells, 9 months ago

Whatever you want! When I have free time alone (a scarce commodity) I like to read, maybe have one drink, listen to music.

If it’s not by choice and you don’t want to be alone, go out and have coffee or a drink, watch people.

If you are trying to make it meaningful, do a ritual. Like write down what you want to get rid of, what doesn’t serve you (anxiety, whatever troubles you) and burn it, let it go. A time that’s unusual is a good time to make changes that you want, to interrupt habits.

0x4E4F, 9 months ago

Dude, just get a bunch of weed and alcohol of your preference and just enjoy… I’d give my right leg if I could spend new year’s eve alone… or any other eve for that matter.

peereboominc, 9 months ago

Please know that it is ok to be alone on special days. Don’t feel sad. It’s just another day.

intensely_human, 9 months ago

Do you game on xbox by any chance? I’m spending this NYE alone because I’m generally a hermit/loser. So I’m probably gonna smoke weed like chimney and play battlefield 2042, must like I do most nights.

You could join in, if you’d like.

I’ve considered going out alone, trying to meet some people. But it’s just so sad.

otp, 9 months ago

If you have Animal Crossing New Horizons for the Switch, you can celebrate with your animal villagers

feedum_sneedson, 9 months ago

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, birthdays; you name it buddy. I lie down and try to fall asleep by 7pm.

shinigamiookamiryuu, 9 months ago

Winter is warm this year, maybe a good way to celebrate is to visit your surroundings a little in reflection.

SlowLoudEasy, 9 months ago

I fucking love celebrating that day alone. It never made any sense to me celebrating a calendar change and all the build up to nothing actually happening. The first year I spent it alone I had been the sober driver and took a friend home early and happened to still be on the old dirt road heading back to the party when midnight hit and it was so peaceful. So up until I had a family of my own I spent every new years alone on a hike or working on a project alone or with a close friend, woke up feeling better.

registeredusername, 9 months ago

Usually I spend my new year either at stormwind or ogrimmar (wow) ;)

sharkfucker420, 9 months ago

If you like videos games you could do that

ShroOmeric, 9 months ago

Did it more than once and it wasn’t bad at all. Get some food you like, some nice movies/games, a stroll around the city to see people going crazy at midnight maybe, maybe a drink at the bar and then to sleep as soon as you’re tired without having to stay awake to make other people happy… I enjoyed it when it happened…

JayBird76, 9 months ago

Make your favorite food for dinner. Snack on your favorite comfort food. Play video games or watch a favorite movie. The key is to pamper yourself.

TWeaK, 9 months ago

Get an early night, start the new year fresh.

DessertStorms, 9 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

This might not be the answer you're looking for but the way I see it, it's just another day, and we generally put far too much pressure on it and on ourselves on it, and that it's perfectly fine to not do anything special.

If for your own reasons you really do want to celebrate anyway, try and make/order your favourite meal, think of a good movie or two that always make you feel nice, and spend your evening enjoying those, but most importantly - don't feel down or bad for being alone, there's nothing wrong with that, and even if it feels like there is, this one night has very little significance in the grand scheme of things.

j4k3, 9 months ago

I treat it like any other day and ignore all events focused on relationships, but I’m partially disabled and unable to do anything social. Just do whatever you find interesting in life and ignore the “celebration” the memory will fade into the background like all the other days and you won’t have depressive repercussions due to self reflection.