[psychc]

Do any of you have seasonal mood fluctuations?I cannot sleep much and it always seems to coincide with autumn... feeling down...worried...Not sure what to do about it. Sleep meds never help

[beauflow]

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

I've met a handful of people at work that , when observing them I believe they could have this diagnosis tbh. One agreed to this when I mentioned it but also added "everyone gets this way".
Any ways, me
Some times in the winters I get this different struggle that's similar to summer.. I have issues putting labels on it.. I have issues also where does it bleed into other dx? .. winter is like summer but more depressing some years... I honestly think I have more rapid and mixed cycles during winter.. but this last summer makes me question that now... but last winter was awful, always try to make the following more manageable some how.

At the end of summer like August I start to go rapid for a bit.. it's odd to me..

[jaysmotogp]

Yep. Never told i have SAD, but I get it bad. More in the winter than autumn. And much worse when its dark, gloomy, or rainy. Once ( and I mean once cause I live in southern california where it NEVER rains) it rained strait for a week and i thought i was going to have to commit myself it was so bad. As well, each spring it never fails i go full hypomanic

[Sunflower123]

I get SAD in the winter and have mood fluctuations. It’s frustrating and hard to deal with. Do you have a pdoc or tdoc who might provide some relief? Take care.

[Fuzzybear]

[Blueberrybook]

Not much with me, but this area of Texas usually is hot & humid. Once it gets into October, the weather feels better. It can get very cold here Dec., Jan., Feb., but it is usually just for a short period of time. Most of the winter, the weather is not bad.

We get a lot of rain here though. That's pretty much a year-round thing though sometimes we will have a period of drought. Not lately though. It's been raining more than I remember. It rained again today.

I don't mind the rain though, except I hate driving through pouring rain and significant water pooling on the roads. The road I take to get to the pdoc is awful with the pooling, and the road curves and has large trees growing near it, and you constantly have to switch lane to lane to avoid the pooling (which often covers half or more of the lane). That is a definite pain.

[psychc]

I am seeing therapist tomorrow, because starting to feel not quite like myself... it creeps up on me, the dark moods... I do so well a lot of the time that I forget that I even have mh issues.

[UpDownAround]

Absolutely. It starts with the time change stealing the afternoons away. I still manage to get out in the sun some, but I am rarely able to really enjoy it. Yesterday was nice - 70s, clear and no wind. No days above 60 in the long range now, some nights at/below freezing and a few raw rainy days. Sucks.

[wildflowerchild25]

I am usually fine through the holidays but in January I start to go down. February is the absolute worst. I hate hate hate the cold and snow. Sometimes it’s really bad but most of the time I can middle through. Spring I get hypomanic, never fails. As soon as it starts getting warm and sunny I am off to the races. Usually March.

[pirilin]

I,m only affected by the moon. And is a good effect.
The word lunatic comes to mind.

[psychc]

going to try sleeping pill tonight, but they often just make things worse...

[CrT0811]

I don’t think mine were related to SAD but, for years I did enter into a major full bore, flame on, burn the world done, manic, every couple of late autumns. I mean I would do things like just pack everything and move for no reason that made any sense anyway or go headfirst into a drug and alcohol fueled binge that destroyed everything I’d been capable of creating or just do something nuts like go on a shopping spree in the hundreds of dollars back when folks wrote checks...I’d have about ten bucks in my account when I’d do this. So...yeah. It wasn’t until years later with help, I realized it most likely stemmed from a very tragic, PTSD level event from my childhood that happened around that same time. It taught me that triggers don’t have to be something instant. They can lie dormant for years before rearing up and giving you a hoof to the face over and over again.

So...may want to do a timeline backwards and see what you find. Even a seemingly insignificant thing can create a mental malignancy waiting to manifest. Nothing you bury stays dead. Morose but accurate. I hope your season is full of warm hugs unless you’re like I get sometimes and try to karate chop anyone who touches my skin. Makes the holidays a bit interesting.

[Citygirl2233]

For me it is Sad, Seasonal affective disorder. As a child I remember looking out the window as twilight is approaching and would feel an unexplainable dread. Fear of something I cannot explain. As a child and young adult when the leaves fall from the trees and all that is left are bare branches, I want to hibernate and wake up in spring. I have learned several things abut SAD. In the elderly, it is sometimes known as Sundowning. The time of day that nursing homes general start handing our meds to keep the agitation or fear. They also move the patients close to the nurses stations to monitor them. I got so depressed after a surgery in the summer a few years ago because I couldn't walk on my leg. Dr. tried a tranquilizer and I can't handle them. I thought about the fact that I was inside a lot, nt getting any sun on my face, or body. I did 2 things. I drastically upped my vitamin D, which is what we get from the sun. And I try to get at least 15 minutes a day in the sun. This has helped immensely The Ott light I have also helps as it has a light that replicates sunlight. It helps to find something to do near twilight, put on all your lights. Dont sit in the dark. Distract yourself until it is completely dark. Im ok once it is fully dark. I liken that to being cozy and safe within my house. I also look at the long winter as a time to cocoon, to reflect inwardly. Im quieter in winter. Counting the days until spring comes and rebirth of everything.