I have lived in the NW for all but 6 years of my life. The winters here are gray and rainy, and it gets dark quite early. I've never felt that it affected me that much. Until I realized that the three occasions that I've made the decision to temporarily take medication have all been in November or December, usually as a result in a jump in my feelings of depression.
Twice in the last week I've gotten out of bed about an hour before my alarm went off. Not because I was too anxious to sleep, as sometimes happens, but because I was awake and ready to get up. Last winter I felt like I needed 9-10 hours of sleep each night. Now 8 is working well.
Last December, when the boyfriend and I went to Phoenix, I was amazed at how happy I was while there, even as my relationship was falling apart. I may need to become a snowbird for real.
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1 year ago
I live in Vancouver and I know how you feel. We've had such a late spring and it has definitely affected my mood - depression AND anxiety. Yesterday was a bright, warm, sunny day - the first one in a long time, and my mood switched so quickly. Unfortunately - in Canada we don't have a lot of options - it's either sunny and absolutely freezing, or warm and rainy.
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