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New Year Survival Tactics

  • Writer: The SuperHuman Coach
    The SuperHuman Coach
  • Dec 31, 2019
  • 3 min read

I have heard many stories over the past couple weeks about why some people absolutely despise New Year. I understand this can be a difficult time for some and personally, I used to hate New Year. I made it a time for painful reflection, a time to focus on all the mistakes and poor decisions I’d made, a time for nothing but misery. For those of you who are currently in that kind of mindset, I want to make cruising in to the New Year more enjoyable and positive which is why I am sharing with you my New Year’s Eve survival tips.


1. Firstly you can just pretend it doesn’t exist. It really is that simple. If New Year stirs up discomfort, treat it as another regular evening in your life, nothing out of the ordinary and you don't even need to breathe the words New Year.


2. Go to bed early if you want. There is no law that says you have stay up until midnight. So if you want to be tucked up by 9pm, do it.


3. Leave your New Year options open and decide what you want to do on the day. Resist committing to plans you know you won’t keep as it will give you cancellation anxiety and that does not feel good.


4. Avoid getting pissed alone as this is the quickest route to vulnerability, making bad decisions and wallowing in a pit of despair. Fresh regret on New Year's Eve tastes worse than your hangover mouth, trust me. Now, I am not saying you can't drink I am simply advising against getting absolutely ratted by yourself. Be sure to communicate your emotional needs to a friend or relative to avoid feeling powerless and out of control. You are also less likely to abuse substances this way.


5. Resist the urge to overdrink if you do go out. Again, by all means have a drink or two, celebrate and have an amazing time but I would not saturate your sorrows in the company of others. I’ve made this mistake many, many times. Believe me when I say that making a fool of yourself and waking up with alcohol induced anxiety is not how you want to start the New Year.


6. Do not resurrect the dead by instigating contact with anyone you are leaving behind in the old year, regardless of how lonely or pissed you get. This means Ex’s, old friends, your crush from 20 years ago or that person you had sex with twice and never saw again…no, no, no and no! Nominate a good friend who will save you if you start to feel wobbly, pissed, emotional or lonely. Call, text, IM, DM, send a smoke signal if you have to. However you want to communicate, do it with them and nobody else.


7. If you are staying home alone, give yourself heaps of self-love. Run yourself that bath, listen to your favourite music, watch your favourite film…the possibilities here are literally endless. Just make sure you fill the time doing the things you love to do.


8. Instead of the usual forced reflection, see this as the perfect time to plan your higher level of awesome and work on the most important person in your life...you! You could create your vision board for the coming year, set yourself goals, decide on new things you want to try, focus on everything you have and have achieved and get really excited about what is coming next. View the New Year as your blank canvas to be more creative than you have ever been.


9. Create new and improved traditions for the next New Year. It can be fun and exciting to start something new so why not go as wild as you like and include the closest people in your life who also hate New Year. It really is amazing what can happen in 12 months!


10. Be happy in the moment. Be happy with what you have and who you are. Feel excited about all the wonderful things the New Year and even the New Decade could bring you and I’ll see you on the other side. Happy ‘You’ Year! Make it a good one xx


Watch my full video on Instagram @thesuperhumancoach and let me know what you did to make the absolute best of this New Year's Eve.


 
 
 

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