@Nammu I'm right there with you with your thoughts about there being more darkness in the winter. I live somewhere where it is to hot to be outside in the summer so the cooler temps of winter are nice. But, these almost feel like a tease because, by the time I get home from work, there isn't much daylight left to go outside and enjoy it...

@HALLIEBETH87 I just talked to my counselor today about how hard it can be to make time to take care of yourself when in school. If I keep up what I've been doing, I'll run myself into the ground. Thankfully, starting Thursday, I am able to take a two week break between courses (the norm is for the class you are in to end on a Wednesday and the next class to start already that Thursday). I hope you are able to find a routine that works for you!

The weekend being over has helped me get out of my funk a little bit, but it's definitely still there. I'm especially having some anxiety about a paper I have to write. I'm curious what will happen to my mood once I have a little more down time for a couple of weeks. I'm starting to think my struggles to get stable are being caused my mood switches related to hormones. I'll have to keep track of how my mood shifts/if there is a pattern.

My counselor really pushed on me the need to accept my Bipolar diagnosis, and the realities this comes with. Even though it has been 2 years, I don't know that I want to. I know I need to though-I just don't know how to get there because accepting it feels like I'm giving over control to the symptoms.

On a happy note, my students seem to be enjoying the lab experiment they are currently in the middle of! It's fun to see their reactions to how things are changing as the experiment progresses. :-)