winter blues

[PsychoActiveSoul]

hits me every year like a hammer

[TheRavenMother]

I tend to thrive better in the winter, because I noticed too much sunlight actually makes me very tired.

[sshenry]

I'm sure you know all about light therapy - but have you tried adjusting the colors in your suroundings? Yellow particularly can have a distinctive uplift on the spirits(yellow drapes or a bedspread, even throw pillows) - as can scents such as lemon or citrus. They bring summer to mind - and can trick the mind into thinking about milder times of the year. Also - try eating larger portions of fruits (melons, berries etc) - things you consider summer fruits.

My youngest is particularly prone to winter depression and these seem to help her tremendously.

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I swear yellow makes you luk younger my gran looked as young as my mum wen we was at yoga yesterday she had a yellow top on.
I think I hav SAD
Seasonal affectiveness disorder.
Any advice
??
xxxxxx

[Carnage]

Iwas about to say SAD

most people have it its very common but i dont get it prolly coz i have a weird physiology (bipoloarism)

Lotso f natural light you can get these special lights, not fake light but there isnt much else treatment jus sit it out i guess!

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Yeah just its hard to get natural lighht when your never allowed out which is why I don't live at home, grr!
xxx

[Fragments]

I can feel it too this time of year. It seems to get worse as the sun sets.

[sshenry]

So we need to make our own sun - our own natural light.

[PsychoActiveSoul]

hehe. this site is often my light.

[shawn_atlas]

i gotta say i get it also .. some thing about winter just depreses the hell out of me.
probly just the fact i cant go outside where i spend most of my free time.

[TraXy]

Try and get as much sunlight as you can in the day, and if you can't, look into getting one of the special SAD lights, which have a lux value/rating/whatever of 10k or more.

I'm really struggling this winter, being very very tired all the time, but on the other hand, the summer we had here in the UK was pretty awful - it rained a lot so not much chance of going outside and lap up the sunlight.