Hi Mo

My worst month is ... December&January&February... Ooooops was that more than "1".

Actually I cannot cope with Christmas, so after December I am totally exhausted with all the anxiety is causes me ~ so January is problably my worst month.

Well you never know, you might be more like Tigger this winter .. lol ...I have found that if you are in an environment which is slow/low/negative ~ it rubs off on you.
So maybe this year, just such a small thing as your new cat, might be enough to boost you a wee bit. Lets hope so :)

DITTO on all the other things you have mentioned ~ "HERMIT" springs to mind :)

Keep Smiling ~ Angel xx

Worst months are mid-December till the end of January.

As long as it's cold outside I have trouble. I'm hoping to get a companion dog soon, so that might help. My little girl is old enough to go outside to play, too. So that will be different.

Mine starts in October ~ and runs usually until April. Lordy, I hate this time of year! It's usually soooo cloudy and gray & gruesome. And like AngelEyezz, I just CANNOT cope with Christmas!! It totally wipes me out, causes more anxiety than I care to think about, and I'd rather outlaw it in my house.

Groan

I don't have just one bad month I think from the later part of September thru April is real bad for me. Like right now I am already sleeping more hours a day then I should be. But I know it will get worse it always does. But if I had to pick one i guess it would be January.

Hello, mines October...& OH can i feel it comeing on...bigtime, BUT im tryin to FIGHT it!

Mine is January and February because that is when we get the worst weather, we often have what is called an Indian Summer in September and into October and it can get quite hot so we live off that through the rest of October so it all starts about November. Christmas doesn't help, it is not as stressful as it used to be for me so that is one bonus.

From Janauary on....

Mine is October...and it stinks because I LOVE this season...

My month may vary depending on how over cast and gloomy the month is. Dec. can be one of our coldest months. Not only do you loose day light hours you have to worry about a high heating bill.

My worst month is always February. Like you said, at least it's short.

Although I'm worried about this year. Usually I dom't get bad until late November and feel better at the end of March/early April. But it's only the middle of October and I'm depressed already. I've basically just been trying to ignore it and hope it goes away. I don't have any money for therapy and I doubt I can afford one of those lights. What else do you guys do to stay sane?

Kittycat ~ Like you, I'm on a very limited budget and right now, I can't afford a light either.

I make sure I keep ALL curtains open, lights on and do everything I can to keep it as light as possible inside. Since I can't work (disabled) I tried to keep myself as busy as possible just putzing around the house. It doesn't matter how menial the things are that I do ~ just so it keeps my mind busy!

One thing I've learned too ~ do NOT watch any 'tearjerkers' on TV!!! LOL That will depress me big time!

I hope you're on an antidepressant too. That's important for those of us who suffer from SAD and depression. Best of luck and please stay with us ~ we're going to need each other! Hugs, Lee

I can relate to what you do during those bad months..I do the same.
As soon as my flowers in my garden go away, AND ITS COLD. If its under 70 its cold for me I am a real tropical girl.
I don't look forward to Christmas so I plan something for after Christmas.. and my husband dies yrs ago on 29th December.

Oh yes,,, I don't pay bills either when I am bed bound, I don't open my mail!..So here come the late charges..Double $$ trouble.

My worst month is January. I live in Illinois. During the winter I watch TV and tune in the golf and fishing channels to see their sun light and green grass. I don't care for fishing or golf but by January I'm too bummed out to get up and change the ststion.