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SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

WINTER BLUES 😞

Does anyone else start getting really down in May? As long as I can remember - may is a difficult month for me, long before the Major Depression label. It spirals into slothful living and sleeping the winter away. Even though I love autumn weather, on the inside I just want to go to sleep and bide my time 'till spring comes - when I know i get a burst of energy back. Lots of people suffer SAD, and for some its serious. Its a well documented condition, and in my case compounds existing depression & anxiety, the tipping point. I noticed here on the forums last year that a lot of us struggled to get through winter, even here in mild Australian weather. What, if any are your winter blues symptoms in the winter?

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Sorry you have had a recent loss @soul.

@Former-Member Glad you sorted out the laptop/cash issue its important to get things straight in our own minds. Life is crazy enough. Your family has had a lot of trauma and all you can do is your best AND be calm with it.

I am a bit under the weather atm. Will come good in a couple of days.

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hugs my @Former-Member

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@Former-Member
hoping your appt was ok today and your feeling alright?...

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how did you go today @Former-Member xxxxx

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Thanks for asking @outlander and @Shaz51, restless night >> 7am srgnt mjr nurse today - 'piic pic ' always feel inadequate after her. >> sorted dads b'fast & sat down to have mine but - 🔔 linen pickup guy 😱forgot, got smelly hands rushing wet kylies & towels out to him and sat down to finish breakky. <br>Entering diary but Respite nurse arrives 1/2hr early again - i wasnt ready and of cause that really anoys me. And this one wont do dishes or anything but sit watch dad, so i have to race round doing catchup before going out to my respite. It flusters me - I'm so not a morning person. <br>- raced up friends for coffee<br>- left my prescription sunnies there but she cant find 😞 >> lost a keycard & had to report it stolen 😞 - 2:30 got shakes so late lunch >> thats when i found keycard missing & went to bank all flustered >> then rushed home to dad, nurse had gone, he needed changing help >> gave him Afternoon Tea, didnt finish mine as had to rush off to >> my psych apt - she was running 1/2hr late. Had no idea what i was gonna talk about but yep - all the superficial ssues about dad and siblings really 😞 she didnt ask about the waves of SI & fladhbacks which i thought we were suppose to be working on. A young family went in after me. Person before me came out sobbing. >> saw the GP for new careplan for another 4 visits =10 & abdo U/S results - got referral to gynae for biopsy (honedtly gonna forget all that) >> dark outside by now so grabbed fish+chips takeaway for us

>> home dad ok >> fed dogs & cat >> started feeling really aggitated >> asthma attack so puffer & laydown for me - fell asleep typing this >> 1hr later dad came woke me talking gibberish & had to go sort all that out which not sure i did >> crashed / slept another 2hrs >> got up to help dad to bed >>

Just really aggitated today, putting it down to lack of sleep and feeling out of control... Mixed bag of feelings really, especially when shopping centre rang to say -🎉 i won 🎉 $200 🎉giftcard 🎉

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ohh wow @Former-Member, what a big day

sending you knowing hugs as I have had a big week too

how is today going xx, we woke up at 10am this morning -- wow , we must of needed it

just having breakfast now after doing my sugar level

Hello @outlander, @Appleblossom, @soul

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Hi @Shaz51 Hope levels are alright.

@Former-Member What a crazy day. It hardly sounds like respite. We gotta take the god with the bad .. and keep rolling along.

I have son gf over. just did some houdehold stuff and doing some music.

Hi @outlander

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Told ya i was feeling agitated

Betta go off line sort myself out before i say something really bad. Good night beautifuls

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Feeling just just a cog in the system does not usually help.

@Former-Member

Have a decent night.

I need to log off soon.

Post when you are up for it.

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AS I WAS TRYING TO SAY BEFORE I WAS RUDELY INTERUPTED

Yep, yesterday was NOT relaxing. And today dads shower nurse was 2hrs late, dad didnt know what he was doing or wanted half the time. Wouldnt get up to go for drive 'till my friend from Brizzy rang me & i was having a great convo. Got out the door 4:15pm when i really needed a laydown but it was goid to get out too. Got 2 loads washing out (still out). Wondering if the cortisone + local injection Thursday has caused this agitation? Frustration. Who knows? We do have to take the god/goo with the bad, hey. Thanks @Appleblossom - my kidz never really had girlfriends / boyfriends - 'till after left home. So glad you have your music.

@Shaz51 are you keeping your sugars below 10?

Gonna be cold tonight they say, betta let the dogs in i guess

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