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Originally Posted by Skeezyks
Every afternoon, starting around 4:30 or 5 PM, I experience a noticeable increase in my anxiety level. I also begin to feel a slight dizziness along with what I suppose might be referred to as depersonalization / derealization. (I'm actually in the midst of it as I write this.) It's a strange feeling as though I'm kind-of mentally collapsing in on myself...
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Is it related to the darkness? I know when we put the clocks back I have a feeling of anxiety / depression from the dark. It is as if I am trapped. The darkness coming so early -- I don't feel it in the summer because, typically, the darkness comes with the time i am sleeping.
The darkness I think causes anxiety because I don't feel like I see well in the dark and I feel like if anything went wrong it would be that much more difficult to deal with things. I can see someone older feeling anxiety about falling or not seeing well.
I typically go to my bedroom earlier (even if I don't sleep) to battle it.