2024/25 SAD thread

[Idratherbepaddleboarding]

Link to last year’s thread

Hi again, I thought I’d start a new thread for this season of SAD 😭. It’s definitely starting to feel autumnal here 🥶.

If you’re new this year, please join us for tips to get through winter, chat and general moaning!

Well done @itwasnevermine and @DropOfffArtiste on the exercise. I’m having a forced day off my pole dancing as I’ve done 6 days in a row and I’m carrying a few injuries 😭. I don’t want to be too sore for my class tomorrow, but I’m feeling a bit restless despite 2 good walks 🙈.

Thank you! I just figured "hell why not", so happy!

The weather is rubbish today 😩 going to force myself out for my lunchtime walk but it is pouring with rain!! I don't fancy going out at all m, but if I don't I won't hit 10k steps

For no apparent reason I've woken up really positive today.

Could be the SAD lamp, had it on a lot yesterday. Also ate a lot of carbs. Plus low dose antidepressant and my ADHD meds. Also and probably most significantly I am working my way through a very stressful situation. External stress really is a killer!

Carbs are always the answer 😜

I agree about carbs. Grey here (although the rain has stopped) so I just ate cake 😀

It’s was torrential rain here this morning! I’m feeling restless and angsty 🙁. I’d planned to go into the office today for a change of scenery but I’ve had to WFH to wait for a parcel for DH. Got my SAD lamp on and I’ve taken my whole concoction of pills 😂.

The rain has stopped for a while and even though it's damp and soaking my trainers I've got out, which is nice!

Rain, sun, rain, sun, rain, sun has been the weather of today.

During one of the sun episodes though,I actually made it to our local outdoor pool and had an al fresco swim! It did me the world of good. Swimming outdoors in the sunshine despite it being freezing gave me slight holiday vibes and made me feel amazing.

I might try and go every week.

@Comedycook ooh that sounds good! I’m struggling with my moods swinging wildly depending on the weather. It’s not even a gradual thing: grey day=grey mood, sunny day=sunny mood. Today is a grey mood day 😭 oh and it was bloody dark at 7pm when I dropped DS at cadets 😡.

I understand...I find the grey so oppressive...makes me feel so unmotivated and exhausted

I empathise. The difference in my mood between grey and sun is tangible- even within minutes. Its quite disturbing but only fellow SAD sufferers understand it. My other friends think I'm being over-dramatic 😕

Urgh Teams training 10-4 with only 2 10 min breaks and half an hour for lunch 😭. I need to be able to move around!!

The sun from this morning has gone but at least it's dry for my walk

it didn’t stop raining here til about 3 but at least after my Teams training I was able to get out for a very windy, muddy dog walk. It certainly blew the cobwebs away after a full day of sitting staring at the screen 😭.

It's pouring down😢 But I'm at a conference so there uis plenty to focus on rather then the weather. Rain or not, I'll go for a quick walk at lunchtime just to get a bit of air. I've taken all the vits but haven't got a tiny, invisible SAD lamp 😉 - there's business idea

It's very sunny here today, and I'm off to get my nails done soon. Feeling pretty positive which is rare for men

It’s very sunny here too 😃. I had a nice work outing this morning… well it was to a prison but still it’s better than Teams 😂. Then a lovely sunny dog walk when I got back at lunch time.

I fell down a rabbit hole researching dopamine the other day and green tea was recommended, so I’ve been having 2 cups a day and it does seem to be helping! No more though as once I drank too much and I swear it flushed every last drop of water out of me! I couldn’t stop peeing and I was so thirst I ended up literally drinking from the tap!

Tonight was the best night ever! I nailed 3 really hard moves a my pole dancing class and then we saw the northern lights! I’ve tried to add some pics but MM has ruined the quality 🙁.

Oh I am so so soooo jealous of you!! I live so far south we'll never see them here :(

Ooh amazing!

I went out to a beautiful park today, really nice to hear birds tweeting. Back home now with admin to do.

@Idratherbepaddleboarding the Northern Lights must be amazing. Lucky you!

Bright and sunny here. 🌞 Just been for a walk before slaving away over a screen.

Yesterday, the dark at 7 really hit me.😣

It was really cool, you couldn’t see them much by eye but through when you took a photo they suddenly appeared.

I’m still buzzing from last night and it’s another lovely, sunny day 😃.

It's a gorgeous day here! But utterly FREEZING! I love a cold crisp day so I'm very excited for my lunchtime walk

Sunny here. Have family staying so off to a seaside town.