I don't think I have SAD, maybe I do to an extent, but I don't think that's the entire problem. I have had a lot of bad experiences in the past that occurred during Christmas and New Year, but I'm not thinking about them. I used to dwell but I don't anymore. So why do I get like this?
I am a sahm to my 2 year old dd. She is safe, fed, clean and so on, but I don't want to leave the house and generally am struggling to interact with her. I do take her out to three activities a week. Aside from that I have been moping around the house, rarely bothering to dress. I have just been leaving her to watch television while I sit alone. She is watching so much television and I feel incredibly guilty about that. Normally we are out doing stuff every day. Now I can hardly motivate myself to eat or wash. Dp doesn't realise how bad it is. I don't know what to do. I don't want dd's christmas memories to be of her mother zoning off into the distance and not doing anything. But I cant snap myself out of it. I just feel so lethargic and low and tired and want to be alone all the time.
I used to be on sertraline and quietiapine but still felt the same at this time of year. I have tried one of those SAD lamps which made no difference and I take vitamin d supplements every day. What can I do?
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I really struggle at this time of year.
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BlueBobBingaLing · 14/12/2016 13:32
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