It's that time of year again when darkness descends. November - February for me is just bleak bleak bleak.
I'm such a summer girl, and I find these dark London winters hard to cope with.
A couple of years ago I was really suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. It was so bad that I had to leave the UK and head back to New Zealand to recuperate.
As much as I would LOVE to be heading back to the sunny shores of NZ over the winter, there are two things holding me back this year........
1. I am hugely pregnant.
2. I am slightly poor.
So each morning while I am blogging, emailing, facebooking, drinking my coffee and eating my marmite toast I sit in front of my SAD light. (It should really be called a HAPPY light though!)
And bask in it's summery glow.
It is amazing the difference it makes for me. I can literally feel my serotonin tanks filling up!
Getting my daily fix of sunlight!
There are a huge range of lights on the market and you need to spend a couple of hours parked up in front of them, (no hardship for me!)
What coping strategies do you have to get you through winter?
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I probably should invest in one of those lights. Today was the first really grey day in Oregon and I am dreading the months ahead. I do need to plan a few "sun breaks" into my winter. If we head east over the cascade mountains into central Oregon it is often much sunnier although colder. You have my sympathy.
ReplyDeleteI so need to get me one of those lamps! Is it as gloomy in London today as it is here in North Wales? Hope not x
ReplyDeleteAnnie, it's so gloomy! Like grey soup! Uggggghhh.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I like the sound of your 'sun breaks', essential for winter survival.
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