Dark, Cold and Wet

[purplerabbit]

I almost forgot to get my special lights out and found myself sitting here overwhelmed by the gloomy day. Thanks to uncledark, all the lights, including the extra full-spectrum ones, are now set up and glowing in my room. For those who don't know, I have trouble with depression to begin with, but the winter is really bad. They call the phenomena Seasonal Affective Disorder. Add to that that cold weather makes the aches in my body, especially my leg, worse, and you can see why I am not fond of winter. Oddly enough there is also a weird thing with the rain. Almost everyone else I know likes the sound of rain. The sound drives me nuts. As in, anxiety attacks from the sound. I don't know why I am afraid of rain, but I clearly am.

So the rain comes down and I am trying to focus on my writing. I am in the middle of rewrites on an original book I am working on for publication. If all goes, well, the book will be submitted before the end of the year. (Hopefully sooner.)

Also, in the good news category. I got my hair done and my ears re-pierced. Self care is good.

Comments

[davesslave.livejournal.com]

Forgive me for coming to this late, but do you also take anything for depression, during the low part of your cycle, or does the lighting system work well enough for you so that you don't have to add anything else? I ask because I had a difficult time finding something to stabilize my cycling, without accidently pushing it in the wrong direction. As somebody with bipolar, type 2, it was tricky to find the right combination. As it turned out, lamictal was a life safer. I also take a low dose of seroquel. I'm grateful so many new medications have been developed because each person's brain chemistry is so different.