Seasons affect anyone?
Yeah I think that there is a definite seasonal component to my mood disorder. While I was never formally dx with SAD I think I may have it- winters kick my asss with soul crushing depressions and then usually once spring arrives my mood shoots up. I think I live in the wrong climate (NE US) but am stuck here. I really should work harder to use my light box consistently next winter before my mood crashes. Idk if it helps but it doesn't seem to hurt.

How do you react/respond when an acquaintance or coworker who doesn't know about your MI says something totally disparaging or stigmatizing about "crazy" bipolar people; or who diminishes the seriousness of the disorder by calling anyone who changes their mind or mood as "SO bipolar..."?