It hasn't gotten real cold here every day but nights are shorter. I figure it may be Dec. Jan when the snow hits and gets gloomer may be my month.... I am going to try to get one of those lights before then.

Honestly the WORST months are after the holidays like January and March..thats when the weather is worse ..and I have time to think about things because there is nothing going on. I get caught up in my thoughts and worries.

all the winter months, the cold really afffects me

My worst month is February. And my SAD runs from the beginning of Sept. through the end of May.

Is it possible to have SAD due to the holidays or is it just a weird coincidence? Anyways, cant really pick one month. The sadness is more intense as soon as the weather changes to fall and intensifies during the months when it is too cold to open the windows and we all feel like hibernating. I volunteer at a cat shelter year round but during the winter months it is particularly helpful to have a mission and the kitties really do respond which helps melt away the blues. Especially if there are crazy kittens. They make me smile when I watch them play.

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anytime,,the leaves fall i fall..im kinda getting it now,,knowing its comming...i cant take that....it gets worse every year./..im sure you know this ..

I feel the same .. and I too think I am getting worse each year, despite trying different things to help it, it just seems to do its own thing.

AngelEyezz xx

The worst is fall up until it starts snowing, when I get used to the cold and the snow it's not so bad. But driving through ice reminds me how much I hate everything in the world at that point in time. Christmas time is emotional for me, New Years marks the end of my winter holiday time, and then February is not so bad. That's the basic breakdown.

My worst month is December. The Christmas holiday seems to make my depression worse. I start thinking about the past, what I have, what I don't have, and how my life "should" be. I start missing loved ones that are no longer around. Oh, then comes the guilt.
Staying indoors because of the cold does not help at all. The long dark days seem to make things more gloomy.
It's nice to see others feel the same as I do about December. Thanks

Mine is January

yeah mine is late December threw march..then starts getting better as the temps rise to 50,s..its a bad time..people say to me thats weird james..if they only knew how weird it can be..

Read were if you just sit in front of the window or put ur pc there..it help alot..never look into the sun..or on a cloudy day even to get out in it,,,but if its not above 45 degrees forget it...the sun shines alot in front of ur picture window,.,.and this is far better than a light box..alot of us can not afford 400.00 this time of yr,.,mine ussaly has hit pretty hard but hasent yet but its comming...think about people that never get much light like office workers or alaska sometimes...

my worst month is december. mainly christmas time. ive never actually had a good one because of SAD

Well, unlike some, the winter holidays are part of what keeps me busy and happier in November or December- just around those dates. My grandmother LOVED holidays and it rubbed off on me. I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving this year and I am excited for it. (no one is invited that I don't like lol)

I live in Minnesota (it would help me to read where people live so I can make sense of the weather/month connection), and it snows starting in October and ending in April. January is the coldest. The problem is that I don't recover from the winter when it warms up so gradually- I need a solid hot hit of it (I sound like a drug user! lol) from the summer heat to feel better.

Sigh... February. That has to be my answer.