Welcome! Happy Fall....
what is your plan for this year?
What did you do last year?
Talk to you soon.

I don't really have a plan. I just try to get into the holiday spirit to help keep me grounded.

I posted a thread on the relationship between the thyroid and SAD. it's something to consider but we all have to figure out what works

I posted a thread on the relationship between the thyroid and SAD. it's something to consider but we all have to figure out what works

I posted a thread on the relationship between the thyroid and SAD. it's something to consider but we all have to figure out what works

I posted a thread on the relationship between the thyroid and SAD. it's something to consider but we all have to figure out what works

i find that a plan helps me work towards the goal of having a healthy winter....not just suffer from fall to spring.
and each year I try modifying it to make it work a bit better.

Hello. Welcome and nice to meet you! I'm with blueviolet... I am going into this winter with a PLAN. Last year got so bad that it was SCARY. The depression was almost more than I could take.

My plan for this year is using my Carribean Sun 10K LUX light box daily, exercising outdoors (walking the dogs), and using treadmill on rainy days, eating well (no sugar or caffeine) and finishing up my IV infusions at Chronicity. This year I plan on putting up a Christmas tree... the first time in 3 or 4 years!
And getting OUTSIDE as much as possible!
Good luck to you.
Sun

Hi Jayzandra, welcome to this group! I hear you on the its that time of year again feeling. We all get it here. It is a time when you can take a look at taking better care of yourself, really understand why you are feeling down, accept your SAD symptoms and find ways to meet the special needs you have. There are things which you can do to battle it!! And, have a happier winter time. I dread the winters too, I totally understand. Keep checking in and writing. It a big help.

I apologize for my excessive posts. I have no idea how that happened!

Hey, I'm stuck about whether to plan or not. When I did my CBT sessions they told me to be wary of being hyper-vigilant and setting myself off by looking for the signs. I think I'm going to gradually introduce the lightbox and I've already started on the Vitamin B to try and pre-empt it. I've also agreed with another friend to run a charity race in April to raise money for Mind in the attempt to give us something to work towards and a reason to keep exercising.

I"m very worried about this winter. Last year I was unemployed and able to exercise and get more sunlight. Also I used a light box. Now I am employed as a 1st year teacher and I'm in a classroom with no windows and no sunlight from basically dawn til dusk.

It seems to be setting in earlier this year. What with the added stress and everything else. I am taking vitamin d, but this weekend for example I am already feeling the onset of symptoms I didn't have very much last year. This does not bode well.

I'm going to have to look into getting one those light boxes everyone keeps talking about. I live in Arizona and it's still way too cold for me to spend any length of time outside. The cold hurts my bones. Most of the time I have to sleep with a heating pad because of this. Even when it's not cold. (my Dr thinks maybe Fibro)

I have also been feeling the depression and irritability setting in.

I made all the kids costumes and we carved pumkins and we're going to go trick or treating. We decorate the house for all the holidays and make seasonal goodies and play with my animals, all these things help, but we can't do these things 16 hours of the day.

hi,l just bought a ligh box ,lgot t at cosco ws30.00 off,lt seems to work is a pilips and small it seems to be working,got it last week because l felt moody,so good luck,lm new here sohope it helps,have a good day,rainy here not stormy,in canada ontario