Who else has S.A.D.?

[prolesunited]

Some seasons I do better than others. This apparently isn't one of them.

I've been under lots of stress lately and haven't kept up with my exercise because I've been busy re-arranging my house and decluttering.

I've indulged my carb cravings too much lately, so I'm back on that roller coaster again. Bread, pasta, anything sweet.

And, I'm tired, so tired. Napping on the weekends and going to bed early during the week. Heck, I'm just getting off work and I'm ready to just eat dinner and go to bed.

How I hate this! Anyone care to join me in my self-pity wallow?

[Stephanie]

1. I have it for sure

I've been trying to spend my lunch hour in the park to get some sun, but it's been raining all week! :(

[prolesunited]

2. Same here

It's been so rainy and gloomy here as well, which just makes me more miserable.

[Darth_Kitten]

3. NO!!!!!

:)

I'm taking some ginseng now, and am TRYING to eat better....more vegetables and fruits (which I like anyhow)

I understand about the tiredness now.... Xmas and everything coming up etc. :)

:hug:

[MisterP]

4. I actually enjoy cloudy weather, oddly enough

sunshine doesn't get me down, but I've preferred rain and gloom as long as I can remember (but I live in SoCal)

[Ian David]

5. I have B.A.D.

Bush Affective Disorder

[prolesunited]

7. I think that was one of the triggers

I still am in a state of shock and disbelief. And then when I hear they are planning to dismantle Social Security and environmental protections and then how badly things are going in the ME. It's enough to depress anyone.

[July]

35. I like cloudy, rainy, and cool weather, too.

I've got the opposite of S.A.D. Heat, sun, and bright light make me feel awful and slow down. Always look forward to fall and fresh, cool air. Love rain and snow, especially when either comes down hard.

I like sunshine in the fall or winter, when it doesn't make me sweat or burn.

[msgadget]

6. No way - snap out of it!

Get one of those ultra-expensive full-spectrum lites and go outside and walk around in fresh air several times a day. We're counting on you.

[prolesunited]

8. I'll get better

In fact, I just got off the phone and part of the antidote should be arriving Sunday or Monday. :-)

[msgadget]

22. Woo hoo!

Spill it - what kinda company's comin'??

[prolesunited]

23. You know

That special kind of company that makes the world seem like a brighter place.

[msgadget]

24. That's fantastic!

I'm much relieved. :pals:

[prolesunited]

28. Well, missing him madly

probably hasn't helped matters much.

[flamingyouth]

9. Yes

Lucky me - living in Seattle.

Last night I made myself a luau with poi, Maui ribs, POG, sashimi and all kinds of island goodies, trying to bring some sun into my particularly dreary life.

I'm not handling this winter and holiday season very well, to put it mildly.

Take care of yourself.:hug:

[prolesunited]

10. You, too

Sounds like a fun little party.

I know I shouldn't whine. There's like millions of people in this world that have it worse.

If you get particularly desperate, you can always fly out to Chicago to see us. I can't promise you better weather, but lots of good people for sure.

[flamingyouth]

17. I would love to come visit

It would definitely be a great time. I used to have a friend there, but we had a falling out over politics, believe it or not. (Yes, he's a staunch freeper living in Evanston. Go figure.)

But someday I will make it back there, and damn right, we'll have a party. I don't care if it's 30 below! :hi:

[KG]

11. heck - i enjoy wallowing in self-pity!

:)

[prolesunited]

15. Hey, it happens

And why not do it online and allow hundreds of others who don't really give a shit share your misery? :P

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

12. Yup, me too.

:hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. I only get it as we approach the solstice and beyond

it's depressing thinking about longer days. I love getting up in the dark, and coming home from work in the dark, and not having the sun out shining for days and days on end (because of cloud cover) so that it isn't shining in my eyes or making the inside of the car hot or the inside of the apartment hot...

Daylight - it's over-rated. I'm not a big sunlight fan (though I appreciate the essential nature of it for life on earth).

But I understand I am an anomoly, and I am sorry that you suffer from SAD. It can be awful to deal with. My partner doesn't deal well with rainy or cloudy days. Me, I keep thinking Seattle or Antarctica in the winter or Scotland would be just right for me.

[Flammable Materials]

14. This has been the worst holiday ever for me.

I haven't put up the tree, sent cards, nothing.

I'm quite literally flat broke. I might be apologizing to either my apartment manager or my utility company for a bounced check tomorrow. Work has been horrible, twice the workload and everyone's in a shitty mood. No bonus of any kind. The company offered to "take the department out for Christmas lunch" with a maximum of $10 per person. I decided to stay in the office and man the phones because I just wasn't in the mood to participate in (what to me was) an insult of the Ebenezer Scrooge variety. My boss opted to get something for me at the restaurant anyway from my "allotment", and when she got back, I was informed that I owed the company 43 cents.

If this is what the next four years are going to be like, I think I'm going to spend the next them destroying myself with alcohol or drugs.

[Jack_Dawson]

18. Yikes

Sorry to hear that, Flammable. What kind of place do you work in? Where is it located?

[grasswire]

33. you aren't alone

So many of us are suffering under Bush policies.

Have you thought about applying for energy assistance? In some areas funds are available. Your power company will have info.

I guess some of us are going to have to double up and share living expenses. There doesn't seem to be any other way we are going to get through.

[CornField]

16. It started when I moved to Iowa

I've switched to sheer curtains in my office and I try to make a point of getting up and exercising each day. Still, once the holidays are over, I start to decline until I see grass and sunshine again (usually sometime in April). I'm looking forward to the day when we move to a warmer climate.

[youngred]

19. My mother has it

and I do too to a certain extent

Certainly isn't helpful when one lives in Rochester NY

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

30. ugh, Rochester. ouch.

I spent 2 years at RIT and the practically 6-month winter wasn't insignificant in my decision to transfer back home.

I certainly hope you have one of those sunlight lamps - or at least that you enjoy that gorgeous (but short) summer to its fullest!

[Individualist]

20. I do

It starts when most of the leaves have fallen from the trees, and I snap out of it when I see the first dandelion or forsythia blooming in the spring.

[Cadence]

21. Yep. I have it.

[Der Blaue Engel]

25. Right there with ya

And this year I definitely blame Bush and the Repubs.

I'm obsessively reading DU and accomplishing absolutely nothing. Right now I have a bag of York Peppermint Patties with me in bed. Yesterday I had a box of Mallomars. Soon the shame spiral....

Let the wallowing begin!

[prolesunited]

27. Yep

You got it. The thing is that when you get caught in the middle of it, you can see the signs, recognize it coming, but almost feel powerless to stop it and then beat yourself up for not being strong enough.

I *know* what I need to do, but sometimes I just need to wallow a bit before moving on. Plus, I'm having a really bad bought of PMS this month, probably induced by the carb overload, which hasn't helped.

Well, don't stay in that place too long. I know I don't plan on it.

[Dukkha]

26. I have P.I.S.S.E.D

Painfully Idiotic Stupid Spoiled Evildoer Disorder

[Der Blaue Engel]

29. PDSD

Post-Democracy Stress Disorder

[Susang]

31. Big time

When my sister (the shrink) was in grad school, her adviser was doing a research study on SAD. She said that if we hadn't been related, I would have been a sure thing to be included (conflict of interest, since she was working on the data).

It doesn't help that all my other annoying illnesses are fatigue-related. Maybe humans should hibernate like bears, I sure seem to want to.

Do you get the thing where you get exhausted and either nap or just drag ass around, and then get an irritating second wind that keeps you up way too late, making you feel like crap the next day? That's been my modus operandi for the past week. God, I wish I could drink coffee!

[prolesunited]

34. Funny you should say that

I was so tired at the start of the evening, wanting to go to bed by 8, but I made myself stay up and I couldn't get to sleep until 1 a.m. I just slept through an hour of my alarm going off. :silly:

Hibernation sounds good. Wake me up about March.

[intheflow]

32. I had it bad in New England, but it improved greatly in Colorado.

Avg. # days of sunlight in Massachusetts - about 154,

Avg. # day of sunlight in Denver - 300.

MUCH better!

[IStriker]

36. Yes, I've had it since before it had a name.

It comes every year shortly after the hummingbirds leave (mid-Sept.), gets really bad when we go on standard time, reaches its worst around Feb. 1, and is gone by the time the hummers return (May.)

[mr_hat]

37. My best designer has it. Her work really suffers

during our 8-month winters.

[prolesunited]

38. Sounds like she really needs to move

At least here, it's only bad for three or four months.

[mr_hat]

41. I gave her an office with a window

and "natural light" lamps (whatever they are). Helps a bit.

[Pacifist Patriot]

39. One of the reasons I moved out of New England

Needed more sunlight!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. i do