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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Zayl
Veteran
Ok well, I'm a sufferer of this condition, and the winter in my area has been long and harsh. The fall was grey, dreary, and cold to begin with. And the winter started off a month earlier than normal, and is not two months past due to gtfo. Seeing nothing but grey skies, snow/sleet/hail and an utter lack of vegetation or any stimulating colors at all is quite frankly taking a toll on me. I am feeling down for no apparent reason and find it hard to be motivated for anything... although being unmotivated is not abnormal for me, as I am quite a lazy person. The reason behind my lack of motivation is different. Normally I like to take my time and do things at my own pace, as well as focus on things that make me and others happy. Now I just don't feel like doing much because it seems rather futile, and I am finding it a lot harder to help those around me that are in need, and that is quite disconcerting for me because it seems more people than I thought seem to rely on me for support.
I'm stuck inside stuffy buildings all day every day. And to make matters worse, there was an environmental cocktease where it was warm (high 70's and low 80's) and it was sunny, not to mention I could hear frogs and crickets as well as see some of the trees beginning to bud. I am very sensitive to my environment as well, to the extent where I can tell what the weather is or how the seasons are changing through smell alone. Fall smells old and nostalgic, winter smells stale, spring smells fresh and sweet, and summer smells full of life and energy. It might sound silly but I really do rely on my sense of smell to tell what is going on around me more so than other people, due to my horrendous eyesight and sub-par hearing... but I digress.
I suppose you could say that to be quite blunt I am very depressed, with no real reason for it that I can solve with my own two hands, which makes me feel anxious and helpless. I do not feel like meditating anymore, and I'm one of those people that must feel like they want to meditate before they actually can, as trying to force it seems to do more harm than good. Is there any way to lift my spirits? I'm just feeling down.
I'm stuck inside stuffy buildings all day every day. And to make matters worse, there was an environmental cocktease where it was warm (high 70's and low 80's) and it was sunny, not to mention I could hear frogs and crickets as well as see some of the trees beginning to bud. I am very sensitive to my environment as well, to the extent where I can tell what the weather is or how the seasons are changing through smell alone. Fall smells old and nostalgic, winter smells stale, spring smells fresh and sweet, and summer smells full of life and energy. It might sound silly but I really do rely on my sense of smell to tell what is going on around me more so than other people, due to my horrendous eyesight and sub-par hearing... but I digress.
I suppose you could say that to be quite blunt I am very depressed, with no real reason for it that I can solve with my own two hands, which makes me feel anxious and helpless. I do not feel like meditating anymore, and I'm one of those people that must feel like they want to meditate before they actually can, as trying to force it seems to do more harm than good. Is there any way to lift my spirits? I'm just feeling down.
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Ultimately, I left the upper midwest. It gets cloudy and grey in Virginia, but the good news is it doesn't last for weeks on end like it does in the midwest (and let's not even talk about Alaska!). When I visit my parents near Kalamazoo in the winter even now, I can feel it setting in within just a couple of days. I loved Alaska in the summer, but I could never live there again, nor could I live pretty much anywhere north of where I live now. It's just too dark all winter.