Winter is a downer
Posted: February 5th, 2014, 11:56 am
I've always had a strong seasonal component to my bipolar disorder (depressive episodes occurring in winter/mania over the summer). Since being properly diagnosed and beginning medication/treatment 3 years ago, I've manages to remain fairly even until this year.
This winter is definitely getting to me. The overwhelming urge to hibernate is making getting out of bed such a chore. My mind isn't as sharp and my productivity at work is way down. Personal hygiene is slipping and I'm just overall getting that despondent feeling.
I've been using SAD lamps twice a day, going to support groups, doing yoga, and reaching out to friends and family for support. All these things have undoubtedly kept me from slipping further down that rabbit hole, but it is frustrating that its not enough to keep me out of it. I had a great superbowl party last weekend. It forced me to clean up my whole condo and having 25 friends coming by did help me feel loved. But I'm still finding myself with that delusional little thought that they don't really like me and are just being polite and unloading the dishwasher feels like a daunting task.
Not sure I have much of a point to spelling all this out, other than making me feel better by sharing this out loud. Anyone else feeling SAD this winter?
This winter is definitely getting to me. The overwhelming urge to hibernate is making getting out of bed such a chore. My mind isn't as sharp and my productivity at work is way down. Personal hygiene is slipping and I'm just overall getting that despondent feeling.
I've been using SAD lamps twice a day, going to support groups, doing yoga, and reaching out to friends and family for support. All these things have undoubtedly kept me from slipping further down that rabbit hole, but it is frustrating that its not enough to keep me out of it. I had a great superbowl party last weekend. It forced me to clean up my whole condo and having 25 friends coming by did help me feel loved. But I'm still finding myself with that delusional little thought that they don't really like me and are just being polite and unloading the dishwasher feels like a daunting task.
Not sure I have much of a point to spelling all this out, other than making me feel better by sharing this out loud. Anyone else feeling SAD this winter?