PGB (Post Gig Blues) Support Group

[Zora]

Surely I can't be the only one with this unfortunate maladie....technically I am going to see Celine again in Amsterdam but it doesn't stop the blues from setting in...I'm so grateful I got to see Celine in Manchester and many people would love to see her even once, I know I and many of us here are lucky but that feeling of it being very much over has set in and it ain't nice! And I know it's gonna be even worse after Amsterdam....

 

Anyone else feeling this? If so maybe we can come up with some helpful remedies...even just one big cyber group hug..

 

There will never be a cure but together we are stronger *plays violin*

 

Heeeeeeelllllllp........

 

X

[jacwar58]

I will need to join.

Even though I have another 5 shows to look forward to I know that after each one I will be closer to the end!

[Nat27]

Its been almost two months since I saw Céline........and with no chance of seeing her again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Krys]

me! its been half a month since i saw Celine live and its seriously saddening i too am grateful that i managed to see Celine in my hometown. i never thought i'd see her but i did. now the withdrawals are just bleh

[Jacqui]

*Lots and lots of big hugs for you.*

I definitely felt this way after the Sydney concerts. Strangely, I felt it even after the first one, and I was seeing her again the next night!

I knew I should be grateful for the experience, but I felt unexplainably awful.... I spent the whole day in my pajamas, curled up in a ball on the floor, crying. The good news is, when I look back now, I find it quite funny and I can laugh about it. At the time it really felt like I was gonna die, but I didn't.

 

Cures? I think just giving it time helps. Also, keeping busy so you don't have as much time to sulk. I made myself go to church group, that helped a bit lol...

[Zora]

Glad I'm not the only one! Yeah the problem is that you never know when she'll tour again...and she's such as worldwide superstar that the chances of her coming near you again are far too small for my liking.

 

Watching DVDs and YouTube clips just isn't the same!

 

Thanks Jacqui, maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel....

 

I feel your pain people, you are not alone

Edited May 5, 2008 at 12:19 PM by Zora

[Nat27]

I actually started collecting ALL the cd's and dvd's of Céline that I dont have, or never botherhed to get.....I am getting there; my bank balance isnt feeling to happy, but its great for me!

[Zora]

During the concert I'm always watching the clock thinking oh god...only 15 mins of the show left before impending doom, darkness and depression....always goes too damn fast! You just wish you could rewind time, then start getting annoyed at yourself when you can't remember all of it....well I do anyway! You've been looking forward to something for so long then it's all over in the blink of an eye....

 

It just aint good!

[Jacqui]

Aw...I wish I could help you more. For me, I felt intensely like sh*t for a week, but then I was fine.

Now I focus on the good memories, and hope that one day I can see her again, whether she comes back here someday, or maybe I'll travel somewhere to see her. Maybe it'll never happen, but it might...so I'm not gonna be depressed and say it never will! Hmm, I'm unusually positive tonight.

Anyway I should go to bed, but if you or anyone else ever need to talk, you can PM me or e-mail or something *Sending love.*

[Zora]

Aw thanks Jacqui, very sweet of you and very encouraging! Yes we must stay positive , anything is possible! *hugs back*

[Krys]

i'll be sure to save up a lot of money for future Celine concerts. i'll fly to Celine wherever she is lol

[Zora]

Looks like that's what we'll have to do! It's my stupid exams that are ballsing up being able to go to more this tour, I would have quite happily cleansed my bank balance...it would have been for a good cause!

[VintageCeline]

I am SO glad people feel the same.

Its so weird, like looking forward to it for months on end, then when it finally arrives, its like nooo its over!

 

I dont know whether it was the hype of being in London and the thought of seeing Celine, or just seeing Celine.

 

Watching back my clips and other peoples and seeing my pictures its like its all over. I wish I had enough money to have booked tonights performance, and stayed till tomorow, but hey! At least Ive seen her, and had the amazing opportunity to see her at her hotel. That is a memory that will last, as will my autographed tour book! woo.

 

Its just sad its all over and we dont know whats happening after the tour, so its like..ooo what to look forward to?!

 

x

[racey3229]

i am climbing the walls, i saw celine both nites in manchetser,and the 6th in london!! i have a few more concerts yet in the coming months,but when you see her three times in a week,then nothing at all the following week,it sets in!! i am being greedy i know,but i want another autograph and picture!!

[CelineRox]

So glad I'm not the only one! After waiting for so many years to see her in concert, I finally see her and its over sooo fast! I am very gratefull to be going to see her in Paris but as this will be mainly French songs I think it will be a different kind of concert, you know? After that I just know I'm going to be like when am I going to get the chance to see her again?

I realise I am very lucky to have seen her at all as I know many will not get the chance, but once you have actualy seen her live, from the second she leaves the stage you really start to miss her and just want to see her every night!

Edited May 8, 2008 at 09:14 PM by CelineRox

[racey3229]

Celine is like a drug, totally addictive!!! i cant believe how she makes me feel. i gues its better spending all my money on her,than drugs though hey!!!

[tonybower]

Just the other day I asked my friend if it is normal to feel so down after a show...

 

I'm so relieved to read this thread and find that I am not the only one who feels like this...

 

I suppose after so much intense excitement sustained for two hours and after ten years of waiting it is only natural that it should be followed by a huge dip in emotions.

 

Whilst at the concert I was like a maniac, just so happy to be there and have Celine so near... I was trying so hard to concentrate and take in everything that I finished by forgetting it all... Of course I'm exagerating, but when I left the show on Friday night I was furious because I could barely remember a thing! I blamed it on the wine and thought I was drunk but I think it was sheer excitement that was responsible. Thankfully I was able to go on Saturday but because I was so very close to Celine it just all seemed like a dream!

 

Anyway, after three shows I know I can't complain or feel down. Some people will not get to any of the shows and that really is a shame. I have seen her three times. But sometimes I just wish we had photogrpahic memories to actually be able to relive the night accurately in all its glory, if you know what I mean...?

 

The worse part of the show is leaving at the end. It's a terrible shock when it's over and you have to leave the arena and step out into the real world again. After two hours of pure magic, wonderment and beauty, the mundanity of real life hits you like a smack in the face as soon as you leave. Of course, the show is all illusion, and Celine is just doing her job, but it's such a wonderful illusion and I would do it night after night if I could...

 

Anyway, if anyone knows how to combat the blues, I would love to hear it!

[Josh89]

I feel the same as you all do. After seeing her on friday and saturday I was wishing I was going to be seeing her again. I even tried to get tickets for the 02 shows. I could see the show over and over and not get bored. It was a dream come true to see her in my home town. It all went so fast I booked the tickets 5 months ago and I counted down for months and in two days it was all over. I didnt want the show to end both shows I went too went by so quickly, you think 1 hr 45 mins is a lot but when you are there at the show it goes soooooo fast. Im really depressed now I cant wait for the dvd

[VintageCeline]

The worse part of the show is leaving at the end. It's a terrible shock when it's over and you have to leave the arena and step out into the real world again. After two hours of pure magic, wonderment and beauty, the mundanity of real life hits you like a smack in the face as soon as you leave. Of course, the show is all illusion, and Celine is just doing her job, but it's such a wonderful illusion and I would do it night after night if I could...

 

Anyway, if anyone knows how to combat the blues, I would love to hear it!

 

You hit the nail on the head... Its horrible!

 

x

[Hilda]

um....guys im not doing very well with the post celine blues - coz ive just bought tickets to see her in b;ham on sat! hahaha omg!!!! i need a patch or something!!

[Koolan]

at the thread title. Where is Celine's Blues ?

[Allie]

I haven't been yet, but I totally understand that feeling and HATE it. I'm going to both shows in Southern California, so hopefully I'll be fine after the first one, and it'll be the best because I won't get all sad, but I know after the second one I'm going to be a MESS. Usually it doesn't hit til the day after, I'm on such a high from the concert all night and I wake up and...it's over. I hate that feeling. Walking it sucks too. I saw the final taping of my favorite TV show, and I was depressed for weeks, and so so upset the day after. It was bad lol.

[tonybower]

As truly amazing as the concerts are I'm starting to wonder if it's actually a case of self-inflicted torment! We are like moths to a flame. Celine is of course perfection but can a concert really justify the feeling of depression that follows... Yes it can!! I would do it all again if I could!

 

I think the depression stems from the fact that after months of anticipation, years even, the whole experience is over in the blink of an eye. I was so envious of the people who sat near the platforms either side of the stage, and the people who were able to meet her or were nearby when she exited the stage... but judging by how the concerts alone affected me, I honestly don't think I am ready to meet her. I mean, how would I feel the next day after speaking with her having a photo taken with her if I can't even watch her perform without getting emotional! I know it would all be a complete blur and I would hate myself for it!

 

When you have followed and admired someone for so long but only ever seen them on TV I think they become almost fictional. Meeting Celne would be like meeting a god, I think. She is like a religion, an entire cult worships her. God only knows what would happen if I met her...! No doubt I'd become a blubbering idiot... and even if there were no tears I'd be shaking like a leaf with nerves...! It would not be good!

Edited May 8, 2008 at 11:33 PM by tonybower

[Krys]

I mean, how would I feel the next day after speaking with her having a photo taken with her if I can't even watch her perform without getting emotional! I know it would all be a complete blur and I would hate myself for it

 

heck i hate myself right now cuz i cant remember everything that happened when i met her at the hotel i can barely remember what happened during the concert as well *sigh* i wish i had a HD cam to record every single thing that happened that day. it truly was the happiest day of my life but it makes me real sad to think of it again

[Nat27]

It's a terrible shock when it's over and you have to leave the arena and step out into the real world again.

 

I know exactly what you mean. When the show as over and it was time for me to leave, I didnt have a clue where to go, I just followed the other people and hoped they were going the right way! I heard people talking but to me it just sounded like a buzzing, I couldn't understand anything.....I was truly amazed that the rest of the world continued on, because I was thoroghly convinced that the entire world was captured in that stadium. I never thought I would react like that, but it wasnt something I had any control over....

 

Many peolple have asked me what the experience was like, all I say to them is........I never used to believe in magic, but now I have seen it proven right in front of me......

[Josh89]

As truly amazing as the concerts are I'm starting to wonder if it's actually a case of self-inflicted torment! We are like moths to a flame. Celine is of course perfection but can a concert really justify the feeling of depression that follows... Yes it can!! I would do it all again if I could!

 

I think the depression stems from the fact that after months of anticipation, years even, the whole experience is over in the blink of an eye. I was so envious of the people who sat near the platforms either side of the stage, and the people who were able to meet her or were nearby when she exited the stage... but judging by how the concerts alone affected me, I honestly don't think I am ready to meet her. I mean, how would I feel the next day after speaking with her having a photo taken with her if I can't even watch her perform without getting emotional! I know it would all be a complete blur and I would hate myself for it!

 

When you have followed and admired someone for so long but only ever seen them on TV I think they become almost fictional. Meeting Celne would be like meeting a god, I think. She is like a religion, an entire cult worships her. God only knows what would happen if I met her...! No doubt I'd become a blubbering idiot... and even if there were no tears I'd be shaking like a leaf with nerves...! It would not be good!

 

I was lucky enough to be sat at the end of one of the runways on the 2 May show (the one where she sang BYLM) it was amazing how close she was to the audience when she came up the runways.

[craig]

Last Friday was my first Celine gig and I must admit I had no idea how down I would feel afterwards. It took about a day for me to actually realise why I was feeling like this. I'm glad so many of you are feeling the same way, not because I wish it upon you, but at least there's some 'safety in numbers' and that maybe I'm not completely mad. The thing is I actually feel guilty and self indulgent feeling like this I mean there are far worse things going on in the world to be stressed about but I can't help it right now. Its not like I don't have a fantastic life outside of Celine concerts but its as if something switched in my head during that 1 hour 45 mins. And part of me actually doesn't want to stop this feeling also... (yeah its pretty complex I know).

 

As someone has already said keeping busy is good as is joining self help groups like this.

 

Failing that do what Hilda has done, call up your dealer buy some tickets and get your next fix! Maybe its not sustainable but it sure feels good while it lasts!!!

[CellyDee87]

Celine is like a drug, totally addictive!!! i cant believe how she makes me feel. i gues its better spending all my money on her,than drugs though hey!!!

 

OMG you are sooooo right. And I can't believe after waiting 12 years to see her in Australia it was all over in under two hours and I barely remember it ! Seriously she is an expensive addiction tour tickets plus merchandise then I decided I needed things from celinedion.com shipped to Australia to help with my post tour blues but worst of all I then went and booked airfares to the USA to see her live in LA! And she's right at the start of my US holiday, needless to say I'll be in a sulky mood for the rest of the trip... The things you do for Celine hey? And PS watching Live in Las Vegas is no help it just makes me regret not going to the US then... how ungrateful of me Much love and hugs to those suffering the post tour blues

[Jacqui]

*More hugs* I know what you mean, I was relieved when I found out I wasn't the only one feeling that way, too. It was quite alarming, because I expected I'd be happy the day after the show. I had no idea what was wrong with me!

[KimboCosmo]

LOL...no one knows what your going through unless they have been through it too! To some or even most, it may sound crazy, but it's a real thing! I still get depressed thinking about Vegas, and that has been over for what...6 months now? Thank God I've got tickets to see her in the US...it'll be even worse though, once the tour is over... Edited May 10, 2008 at 12:53 AM by KimboCosmo