2026/27 SAD thread

[Idstillratherbepaddleboarding]

It’s not quite September yet but the weather is getting worse and the nights are certainly drawing in so I decided today is the day for a new thread!

I’ve stolen the wording from last year’s first post as it’s perfect 🤣🤣.

Welcome all old and new who struggles in the cold and dark months for advice and general moaning!

The only rule is no talk of snuggling under blankets, crunching in leaves (which will realistically be a soggy wet mulch, or pumpkin spiced anything!

Advice from previous years’ threads:

A SAD lamp can help as can a daylight alarm clock.
Try to get outdoors when the weather/ light allows it.
Try to keep up with your exercise routine or start a new one!
Remember to take your vitamin D and multi vitamins.
Try to have something to look forward to.

Thanks for the new thread @Idstillratherbepaddleboarding you’ve reminded me to order my vitamin D spray.

I have a pair of Luminette 3 light therapy glasses to try this year. Used to have a desk lamp but found it losing effectiveness, probably from not being close enough to my face. But with the glasses can just put them on first thing and carry on with morning routine

I'm wondering when to start using the sad lamp. When do others start?

Somewhere around when it's no longer light when getting up in the morning for me

@Idontknowhatnametochoose I started yesterday! Been continuing with my vitamin routine all summer to hopefully build some reserves or at least some sense of routine as the lower I get, the less I do the things that actually help 🙈.

Same for me. The dark mornings are a real trigger 😫; SAD lamp at breakfast, super-strength Vitamin D and lots of planning holidays.

I'm going to start putting the lamp on at breakfast. I take vitamin d all year. Thanks everyone. I hope this winter doesn't hit too hard for us all.

Well that's been a darn hot and sweaty summer. Just caught up with the end of the previous thread and thought I'd best mark my place plus much more importantly say hello to my winter companions and support crew.

Trying not to obsess over the time the sun is rising and setting. Or the time of year. Or all the back to school things I haven't done yet. Because if I don't do them the season has to stay the same right?!

After a horrible, stormy and dark weekend, it's now quite bright - a bit breezy and some clouds - and warm. But, there's a distinct feel of autumn in the air and it's throwing me off kilter. I am sleeping a lot and just feel unbalanced. Is anyone else like this?

I had no idea this thread existed every year. Thank goodness. I despise all the snuggling under blankets, ‘dark cosy nights’ pumpkin loving posts. Who are these people? I live for the summer!

So glad to find this. I just dread all of it.. Autumn is fine-ish I can appreciate the colours- just. But it’s the 7/8 months of utter darkness and cold. I keep telling myself I just need to change my mindset and embrace it but I just hate it.
Thanks for the tips. I’ll start of the Vitamin D today and weirdly my bedside lamp has given up the ghost so I think I’ll look for one that doubles up as a SAD lamp if such a thing exists?

I had so much to do on Saturday - I sat down with a cup of tea on the sofa pre chores and fell asleep for 2 hours. This is absolutely not like me. I did put it down to the change of seasons. Who knows?