What if you do not know what you want for Christmas?

Strange you would ask a question that only you can answer, but you can't answer it if you've lost yourself (as you put it).

Telling the others that their ignorant for trying to answer your question is ignorant in itself.

The only gift that will answer your question is time and only you can give it to yourself. Others can help give you the gift that it sounds like you need. I suggest and only suggest a small trip with some time off for your self. Staying local will not help you re-find yourself. You will only be drawn back to your daily life but a short trip to visit friends or a place you haven’t been before could do you some good.

Just my thoughts

Too much information. Good Grief..... If this is your biggest problem, not knowing what you want for Christmas..... then you're lucky indeed.

Don't know what you want? Boo hoo! Stop thinking about yourself and what someone can buy for you. Like a "better quality" digital camera!

You want to have a nice Christmas? Stop thinking about yourself and think about what you could do to make someone else's Christmas better or brighter. Volunteer at a homeless shelter serving dinner on Christmas. Hand out gifts to children at a shelter. See what other people are wishing for at Christmas who have nothing!

What should you "want"? Nothing. You should "want" nothing. If you don't need it to stay alive or to improve the quality of your life, then you don't need it.

I believe hapiness is the best gift for yourself. have time for yourself. Know yourself better sealed with love and hope around. If you already finished finding the REAL YOU.. It is the right time to know what you really like this christmas... oNly your precious heart could answer that. Look to your heart, everthing will be clear.

I never worry about what I want for Christmas. I am too wrapped up taking care of my wife and kids, and their easy to shop for. I refuse to get stressed out about shopping. I am always happy when someone takes the time to get me a gift, but is really not necessary.

You could always get a new camera and sell the other one which could fund lenses or other accessories for it.

Of my mother in law and her husband we have vouchers for Debenhams and then get something in the Boxing Day sales as that way we can see what we like or what we need / want.

Have you tried surfing the net for ideas that are different?

pick some tags off the giving tree, have donations made in your name to the local food banks or homeless shelters, donate food, blankets, etc to the local humane society, etc, etc, etc.

**addendum** i don't think i was being judgemental, i was giving you suggestions. obviously, you feel guilty about something, or you wouldn't have gone off like that. i don't feel it's wrong to think about yourself....you're the one who asked the question...if you don't want our apples, don't shake our trees. how should we, total strangers, know what you "should want?" we don't know you. and kudos to you in all the volunteerism and donations you make. i'm sure you've made a lot of ppl happy.

You should be happy with what you get some people are lucky to eat, let alone have a roof over their head.