Listen fam, I can feel that I'm entering the peak of my good mood/performance before the seasonal depression; I feel the best during September and October but when November hits there's no hope for me till March. Does anyone struggle with a similar thing? Any tips on how to survive these few months not being a blop on the bed all the time?
Getting outside (natural light) as much as possible even in bad weather, light therapy lamp (or one of those photography light box things which are usually cheaper), vitamin D (get your levels checked!). And biggest hugs - you definitely aren't alone!
Have you ever tried light therapy lamps? We have wifi controlled lights and the ceiling lamp will be on simultaneously with the alarm clocks in the morning- actually starting 5 minutes ahead of time and getting lighter bit by bit till you are really awake and you just want to get up Next thing following should be to open all curtains and get at least 10 mins of blue daylight- so enjoy a look out the window, the balcony or quickly get dressed (in whatever) for the sake of a good start of the day. Go for a short walk or maybe use it to run errands that would be due til later in the day. Getting busy really helps! Do you like choosing outfits/ have a passion for fashion ? Another simple hack to overcome the droopiness of the dark season might be to check the weather for the next day the evening before, decide what you will wear and put the outfit on a hanger/place it on a dedicated spot- and maybe look up when the bus/metro you will take to run errands will go!
Can't really offer advice sadly only solidarity, definitely similar for me although its more linked to illness for me, I have a terrible immune system and spend the entire winter ill 😭
