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Dec 04, 2019 at 10:34 PM
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Does anyone else’s moods get worse in the fall and winter time ? Or is it just me?
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Dec 04, 2019 at 11:13 PM
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Fall and Winter are typically trouble for most all people with Bipolar or other mental illness..
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Dec 05, 2019 at 09:43 AM
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I feel great in the Fall but horrible in the dead of Winter -- depressed. I like the early Winter -- am happy to see the snow. But Winter here goes on for six month or longer and i am so worn-out by the end. But then: it's Spring!!!
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Dec 05, 2019 at 10:33 AM
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Lack of light in the winter can definitely make me depressed. Then again, the long days and heat in the summer usually make me a lot more irritable, and I sleep a lot worse so that can easily lead to mood swings as well. Plus, I have noisy neighbors who like to stay out in their yard until 4 in the morning in the summer, so I prefer the fall/winter because at least I don't have to deal with that. I guess my favorite is bright winter days, when there's enough daylight but it's not so hot and loud that I can't sleep.
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Dec 05, 2019 at 10:42 AM
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I prefer the cooler weather so much, yet every fall and winter I get slammed with depression and severe anxiety. My pdoc kept urging me to get a SAD lamp. I did that and it is a waste of money. Doesn't do anything to lift my mood.
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Dec 05, 2019 at 12:40 PM
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I can relate. I prefer the cooler weather but this time of year (especially this year) I am slammed down with more severe depression and anxiety
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Dec 05, 2019 at 12:54 PM
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Maybe that's because you need to hibernate, Fuzzy 
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Dec 05, 2019 at 07:28 PM
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I have the tendency to experience depressed mood or mixed episodes that begin late fall and into the winter. It's very common. It's ironic, because I love certain aspects of the Fall, such as autumn leaves, cozy clothing, but it's bittersweet since usually an episode is coming. Some years are better than others though. This year, I am struggling more than last year.
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Dec 05, 2019 at 08:03 PM
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I am fine in all seasons once they are established, but not during the changing of seasons. Particularly spring to summer and summer to fall.
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Dec 05, 2019 at 10:15 PM
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Excellent observation. It's the transitions that are hard for me, too. And then we have the time changes, which throws everything off. __________________ |
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Dec 06, 2019 at 03:49 AM
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Yes, the time changes are the worst, especially the transition to summer time. Everyone around me seems to adjust to it within a few days, but it takes me weeks or months, if I even manage to adjust at all. I've given up trying to explain why I hate the time changes so much because according to most people it's "impossible" that it affects me so much. |
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Dec 06, 2019 at 04:25 AM
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Historically, for me, October/November = onset of crushing, resistant depression and SI stuff. June, over the years, = mania, big-time.
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Dec 06, 2019 at 09:56 AM
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Usually not. However, I would say if I am having any mood issues in the Fall/Winter they are slightly on the lower end, with perhaps some mixed stuff going on. That said, my husband told me yesterday that I had been a bit "up" for quite a while up until our Thanksgiving vacation.
My worst episodes (manic or manic/mixed) have usually been in the spring. Sometimes they start as early as March, but usually in April/May. I have a well documented history of this. These are usually emergency level bad. Since my birthday and anniversary are in the spring, I have been quite unwell on those days -- even hospitalized or in an IOP on them. |
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