January is being all hard

Hi,

I don't particularly remember ever having trouble in January before, although I know plenty of people do, with SAD etc.

But this year, I have some things I could say about how January is being tough--or at least, the last few days have been tough. And I probably know the main reasons why.

But I feel like a lot of it is just the story I'm telling myself about how the last two months have been, and I will continue to feel the way I feel until I tell a different story, but I feel like saying I have no interest in telling any different story until I have some listening and validation for the story I've been telling, because it's not all made up or anything; it's just certain details and things that are real and that are there, and I want someone to tell me it's okay to have this story and I'm not a terrible person for having this story.