I think it has, to varying degrees, in the past. I won't say it severely affects me. I will say that last night I observed that it was already dark by 5 pm. That sort of sucks. Five PM??? I think it would have been better to keep it as it was, at least for now.

The time of year that affects my moods the most is springtime (March, April and/or through May) and sometimes into summer. Most of my past hospitalizations, and other manias without hospitalizations, were during those months. Knowing that helps my psychiatrist and me to be on guard.

Since March, I have been under a great deal of stress. Oddly, my moods were comparatively level this particular spring. They have been a bit challenging since early October - mostly on the manic end. Stress usually causes hypomania/mania in me, not depression. My depressions more often happen as a crash from hypomania/mania or a result of certain other types of situations (i.e.grief/loss).