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Seasonal Depression

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Edmore, MI

During the darker, colder, cloudier winter months, many people suffer from seasonal depression. My question is during these months when the sun does finally come out and shine, how do you take advantage of it? Does it change your mood for the day? Do you seem happier?

February 16, 2020
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A myHIVteam Member

This is going to sound a little strange, but living in The Valley of the Sun (Arizona), I sometimes get so tired seeing the sun. I love the occasional cloudy day.
Can’t wait for the Monsoon season to start. I love thunderstorms, if we get any.
Enjoy.

February 17, 2020
A myHIVteam Member

That's why I love California. And I'm always smoking weed can't be depressed on weed 😊...

February 16, 2020 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

I always feel better on a sunny day.

February 27, 2020
A myHIVteam Member

I suffer from SAD as well as pervasive deep depression and anxiety and I use a SAD lamp during the darker winter months as well as counseling and a group of medication. The medicine that works for me is Pristiq and. Ability. I had tried every depression medication out there. When the sun does return I balcony garden and expose myself to the sun plus love sitting out in the sun.

February 27, 2020
A myHIVteam Member

Winter is Wonderful Time of Year!! The white blankets of snow!! Staying warm by the giant radiators, snuggling up in a warm bed, decorating for the holidays, shoveling snow, deicing the walls, planning the vegatable garden, taking care of the 100 house plants, pots of vegetable soup simmering, deep hot baths, the short days and long nights to be cozy.... Summer is very depressing, especially now that it gets so much hotter, soon I will need to move to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin or perhaps Canada, especially with Fascism on the rise in the United States, now might be a good time to get further north.

February 17, 2020

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