For Some, Depression Returns as Seasons Change
Cold weather enthusiasts may eagerly await the snowy days of winter, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, the change from sunny to gloomy days often brings on a similar change in mood.
Possibly as many as one in …
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Every year when winter ends, I fall into a slump. Strangely enough, I love summer. What’s with that?
I am adversely affected with the daylight savings time change in March of each year. Why is it the exact opposite for me than many. Most people LOVE the longer days and daylight, whereas I truly struggle with this particular time of year … each and every year. I can go back thru the years and pinpoint exact “down” feelings and associations. Any advice?
I also feel down in the Spring. Lazy and unable to do things I would normally do, unable to connect emotionally. March is a very difficult month for me. I can’t concentrate on anything, not even a television show. In September, I get high anxiety and it fades and I start to feel better in November. ANything I can take for this .. anyone else out there that feels the same way???
Same here! (Same as Janine and Janelle, that is).
I feel great around Xmas (from around late Sept/Oct. thru March, actually). I had always just assumed this was due to the holiday season, or things such as school beginning in the Fall. Or, it’s just that cold weather invigorates me?
I have sleep disorders, too (Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome). It’s bad all year ’round, though.
My depression intensifies with all 4 season changes. I have absolutely no desire to interact with people; I pretend to feel okay about salizing pretty much every day, and I feel unable to pretend at the equinoxes and the solstices. The result is isolating. I’ve lost jobs and friends because of this. I’m in treatment, take anti-depression medication, but this knocks me for a loop 4 times each year.
‘Salizing’ should read socializing. Swype is acting up on my android.