Hi all really sorry to bother you... I'm very confused, it's spring now; the weather is getting better, the sun is out more often, the days are lighter... however I don't seem to be improving much. I'mn finding it easier to get out of bed now (sounds trivial but it's great to only think 'oh no i wish i could stay in bed longer' rather than 'i really really can't face today') but my mood is still seriously up and down - with my downs being pretty dark! I'm v stressed out with work at the moment and getting less done because I'm stressing, then stressing more because I haven't got as much done as I should and blah blah blah until it finally ends with me breaking down either into a full blown panic attack or just crying! It just seems to be a never ending story at the moment and I'm struggling to see a way out. Is anyone else struggling even though it's now the end of winter??
I had an uplift in February, when we had a couple of weeks of sunny weather. Traditionally that's when I start to improve, but this year it hasn't happened yet, and I'm as miserable as ever.
Personally I feel it's a combo of the rather miserable weather so far these last few weeks, and the terrible light-free summer we had last year. Which means our bodies are taking a couple of turns of the key to get going this year.
I know just how you feel. My brain is telling me "It's spring now, you should be feeling better" but it just doesn't seem to be translating to the rest of me.
Me too Kaz. I keep thinking I should feel better as it's Spring but still feeling down, as well as feeling agitated and unsettled. I guess as Dawn says, it's just a period of adjusting. I don't usually feel completely better until May, but last year I felt great in April but not so good for the rest of the summer (or lack of one). Did anyone else experience this?