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Posted by linkadge on March 25, 2010, at 17:18:37
I know I've posted this before, but this time of the year it nuts for me.
For the winter, I have chronic mild/moderate depression that I can manage.
Come the spring though, things just go haywire for me. Insomnia, super intense emotions, massive GAD, hyperactivity. Almost like rapid cycling. I don't know if its the shift in light.
Its this intense feeling like I am missing out on life and that I can't settle down cause theres stuff "I should be doing". The rebound sleep is accompanied by a horrible sinking death feeling.
I get some relief during the grey days. Things calm down a little.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on March 25, 2010, at 20:09:55
In reply to biochemical shift in spring, posted by linkadge on March 25, 2010, at 17:18:37
Link spring and longer daylight is notorious for bipolar manic episodes. My deceased father in law went literally wacky every spring. Phillipa
Posted by janejane on March 26, 2010, at 8:47:19
In reply to biochemical shift in spring, posted by linkadge on March 25, 2010, at 17:18:37
Interesting. Have you tried keeping your blinds drawn, or wearing dark glasses? Those might be ways to artificially create dreary days.
Posted by alchemy on March 26, 2010, at 20:15:24
In reply to biochemical shift in spring, posted by linkadge on March 25, 2010, at 17:18:37
Sounds like a circadian thing. A counselor told me she sees an increase in depression in the spring.
Personally, I feel like I "should" be outside doing stuff & being social. I hate the cold & love the sun- but with lack of motivation, anhedonia, and not enough activities to make myself go to, the longer days in summer are hard for me.
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