Hardest month??

Am i the only one who finds late december to mid january the most hardest period of the year when it comes to SAD??
This has probablly been talked about before, but i was just curious if im the only one who struggles most in that period.

I generally find December and January the most difficult.

the week after the winter solstice i think seems to be the worst- anybody else agree?

hbk2007 ask admin. if there is a way I don't know myself but they should.

I am finding that Jan seems to be harder than Dec. now.

Yeh Megs - feel like a sunflower with no sun!!!!

Snowing here too but I actually quite like snow (about the only thing in winter that I do like) - it's the greyness that I hate!

January is nearly always my worst month, but I'm hoping that since October, November and December have been so truly and completely horrific this year, that January will be lovely in comparison!

Meg, Sandy and SGL, I feel like that too. I find the dullness so oppressive, sometimes I feel panicky with it, like I'm trapped in a dark room. Roll on spring!!!!

At the best of times I hate a lot of loud noise. On the whole I can't cope with loud music. I can cope with orchestral/band for short periods. I'm particularly sensitive to it in the winter. It all starts to fall into place.... a long time before I was diagnosed we went to see Lindisfarne in concert and I had to stuff my ears full of tissues! Hands over my ears as well! That was December. A few years ago I tried again.. went to see Jools Holland and wore earplugs right through the whole event.

You know I get agitated by loud noises. The times ive been in a restaurant, and the sound of plates, cutlery, children and people and..and...AND... they echo all around the room and I end up feeliing like im gonna ...b.u.r.s.t... . Sometimes I actually have, other times I have left without eating my meal. Its so overpowering....

These days i 'feel' the noiseness of the room before sitting down.

How strange, that we feel like this.

Me x

yep the bubble analogy is spot on. It also feels like the worst pmt ever. Before today, my husband and I have always blamed pmt. Perhaps its a combination of both. I imagine that the SAD and pmt combo could possibly be truely explosive given the right situation.

SAD makes you withdrawn, pmt makes you want to scream. Roll on the menopause! Oh gosh, perhaps not!

Me x

SGL

Did you manage to get to the docs flower

Me x