12-08-2017, 02:57 AM
(12-07-2017, 01:43 PM)Mikka Wrote: THIS is a great thread, finally I can see others, like me, suffering from SAD. I have it severely and boy does it hit me like a ton of bricks as soon as the clocks change back. First the cold hits, the first snow hits and it's dark on the drive into work and back home. Put me to bed and let me hibernate til about April please... ha.Mikka!
It's so odd, I can feel it overcome me physically- like this blanket of dread and despair on top of my regular depression. Fun times.
But like others here have said, I try going to the tanning salon and that does help some. Drink lots of milk, try to keep my thoughts from going to the 'dark side' and most importantly for me... My pets. THEY have saved me mentally more than any meds have ever. I have no children, no friends really or much family (except a sis out of state) but my pets are my life. I find extreme joy in them even at my lowest. So I'm grateful for them and cling to them desperately this time of year! Also I used to live in Florida almost my entire life and then made a sudden move to the Midwest. Talk about SHOCK !
The weather difference about floored me and I'm still not used to it. Wish I could go back but....
I have dreamed of living in Florida for my entire life, primarily to escape some of my SAD symptom's. It's too bad that you had to leave there. I lived for almost 50 years in Brooklyn and Northern NJ before moving south to escape the snow. It helps a bit, but I still have that feeling that I am being stalked by the Winter, if you know what I mean. I start to think about it in the Summer! It gets a little cold where I am, but we only average 3 inches of snow per year. Contrast that to a few years when we had 80 inches in Jersey. BTW, I love your cat icon. I he/she yours? I am also an animal fanatic.I couldn't live one more minute if animal's did not exist in this world. I have been looking for a good picture of my Chihuahua-mix, Cooper, to use as my icon. He is the love of my life. My feelings about animals has served to alienate me from some folks over the course of my life. Always nice to meet someone who feels the same way. I am really glad that you joined the group. RM