End of summer sadness. I cant be the only one.

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I hate the holidays being over. I like my family at home and I love the light nights and days out.

I work full time as does dh but we always try to get time off in the summer. Every year the children go back, the nights get dark and my mood goes down, anxiety goes up. I struggle. This is the first year I'm on anti depressants in readiness for the slump. Everyone else seems to like the children going back and the change in season but I don't. I feel sad. I feel loss hitting me hard and I feel I don't cope well. I can't be alone in this. Tonight I could cry as my family is broken up again and swallowed into work and school. I am so lucky to have everything I have and I want to be grateful not sad.

How do others make the transition. Teach me how to do it better.

Me too! I feel really sad that summer is over and school is starting. I love our long summers and lazy time together. I deal with it by embracing Autumn, and cosiness, and we start a count down to half term, which for us is 6.5 weeks away, and plan things for the weekends. I know how you feel though, winter is tough.