Seasonal Affective Disorder Support Group
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as S.A.D., winter depression or the winter blues is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal mood...
I hate the winter
It brings me down to my lowest points.
I hate the feeling of cold on me and thats why I can't stand going outside. I hate bundling up and I hate the way it looks out.
I don't get to do the activities I use to enjoy.
mostly because I refuse to be outside shivering in the cold.
I had no idea this could really cause you to be depressed and iritable. I'm hoping in the summer it will change
can someone enlighten me more on this condition
and what I can do or what you have done to help you be happier during this cold state.
It brings me down to my lowest points.
I hate the feeling of cold on me and thats why I can't stand going outside. I hate bundling up and I hate the way it looks out.
I don't get to do the activities I use to enjoy.
mostly because I refuse to be outside shivering in the cold.
I had no idea this could really cause you to be depressed and iritable. I'm hoping in the summer it will change
can someone enlighten me more on this condition
and what I can do or what you have done to help you be happier during this cold state.
There are many things you can do. Do you think it is SAD you have?
SAD make "ME" feel from October to April the following :-
Low mood/sad
No motivation
Feeling of wanting to "hibernate"
Unsocialable ~ seclusion
Lethargic / Weak / Lazy
Sleepy
Exhausted
Probably more, but hope this helps you.
Angel xx
These are some of the things I do to help me. Sometime it does not work at my lowest point.
- support group of any kind
- be patient and loving with yourself
- Spirituality helps
- start with the small stuff
- light therapy and dawn simulator
- spend some outside - I walk my dog for 1/2 hour up to an hour on a good
-there are days I just cannot get out
- reach out when you can like start a discussion or make yourself call someone
- Volunteer 1 hour a week
- One day at a time
I am not a doctor, but it certainly sounds like sad.
I hope this helps
Take care
Claire