1/1, 2022. Felt like it was yesterday, even though it’s a new, fresh chapter in the story. The snow is gone since some days ago, now it’s just raining and raining. The feeling when you suddenly have autumn again instead of frozen, chilly winter. Dark too. I’m not complaining - quiet the opposite. But, I know that both January and February will swoosh just like that and I’ll enter in that period that I need to be extra cautious with. That period is spring, when daylight suddenly becomes longer and brighter. I even have another layer of extra dark curtains just to now having any sunlight at all. Completely darkness - as if I was living in Dracula’s castle in Romania.

I’m unfortunately sensitive to sunlight who can - believe it or not - trigger that my bipolar turns into heavy spring depression. That’s why I always need to be prepared every spring for the rest of my life. Even so when I’m on holiday, I only ask hotels if they have extra dark curtains. If not, I’ll just take another one instead. This is how I lived my life since the disease in 2011. But I refuse that it takes control over me. Why the hell should I let it when I can take control over it? One step closer to taking control over it is to take control over your sleep and your habits. That means getting enough sleep and go to bed early, no alcohol and try to avoid sugar (candy, bars etc.). No junk food. Exercise instead and eat healthy. Try to walk at least 2 miles. Perhaps 3 miles when you think you can make it.

Also, find some methods to be relaxed. Is it like I have - via an app called White Noise (mindfulness) - or is it via somewhere else, perhaps via a book, then go for it. But find a good way and strategy to relax yourself mentally when you’re in bed and want to fall asleep. Sleeping pills like Zopiclone will always be good to have in those moments you absolutely can’t fall asleep at all, or having periods to struggle for the sleep. Bur try to learn your body so you don’t need to use those pills that much often. Firstly, they are highly addictive, and second - you can’t never ever use them three or four weeks in row.

I hope that you will learn of any of my notes here. And I will write it each and every day. Also, I watched a lot of Netflix today - following the story of The Witcher. Never played the video game but I sure like the series.

Have a blessed and happy new start of this year! Let’s be strong together![emoji3590][emoji123]

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