Happy New Year fellow freaks!
Congratulations on surviving the vacations! This time of season is rough on a lot of people. It?s bad enough that mental health specialosts essentially had to think up the term Seasonal Affective Disorder to give a label to the depression many people feel during this time of year. Statistically more people commit suicide during the holiday season than any other time of year. In the event you can not think about a reasonable excuse to be bummed here?s a list.
Basically since everybody are so freakin? festive let?s sing it!
The twelve Days of Holiday Depression opus 42
? On the 12th day of Xmas my true love gave to me:
? 12 pounds of put on some weight
? 11 in-laws protesting
? 10 hours of light if I?m fortunate
? 9 days snowed-in
? 8 (8 I forget what 8 was for)
? 7 months of payments on my?
? 6 maxed-out cards and (huge breath)
? 5 EXISTENTIAL CRISES wherein I wonder if I am celebrating for absolutely no reason apart from to pad some corporation?s net position as there just might not be a God after all and this one life could be all I am getting and I am wasting it just like my ma always related I would after I dropped out of law school to become an artist and now I must look her in the eye and tell her ?sorry? I couldn?t afford to get you anything this year but I hand-painted you a card and no it?s not supposed to be a fish it?s supposed to be a Xmas tree so I believe you were right all along so I believe I should have cup after cup of eggnog until the present you find under the tree tomorrow will be me face down in a pool of my very own vomit but what on earth it isn?t like it counts anyway because Santa was a lie you told to get me to behave which makes me question whether God could be one toooooo! (Pant? Pant? Pant?)
? 4 calling birds (birds piss me off, OK?)
? 3 French hens (enough with the damn birds already!)
? 2 turtle doves (See? My TRUE LOVE gave me BIRDS! ?t?s like she doesn?t even KNOW me!)
? And a partridge in a pear tree (sigh)
To complicate things you may be singing about all of these things your true love got you and be single. On? Christmas? Again. Thus now that we?ve had our tiny sing-along, here is a bullet list for people who are out of time for such idiocy.
88 Nonsense-Free Tick list of Reasons for Seasonal Depression v2.0
? Weight gain leads to reduced pride
? Debt due to vacation overspending
? Cabin Fever due to cold climatic conditions
? Stress due to shopping family travel debt and the like.
? Small exposure to the sunlight
? Spiritual doubt
? Isolation
? Disunion feeling like an interloper
? Birds
If even ?ordinary? folk have a proneness to get the blues in winter, just think how it can have an effect on somebody with bipolar disorder! With all these forces collaborating to make sadness the rationale for the season, what are you able to do to bypass the deluge of Christmas despair?
1. Set a spending limit. Does Uncle Frank in Hoboken New Jersey basically need that 88? plasma TV? Didn?t he get you a bird last year? Send him a little more reasonably-priced present. Do not have a panic attack over no matter whether you spent an identical quantity on somebody as they spent on you. That isn?t the point. If he is the type of jerk who?s going to pass judgement on you based generally on how much you spent on her present, well? That?s one less person to buy present for next Christmas now isn?t it?
2. Take some time off from shopping to talk with pals and family. Instead of purchasing somebody a present that will very likely incidentally get thrown out with the wrapping paper, take them out to dinner or a film something you BOTH can enjoy. They probably need a short break from shopping, family and the like.
3. Slow down! Admit you are human and most likely can?t attend every one of the seventeen Christmas events in four different nations you have received an invitation to. Go ONE place Christmas Eve and ONE place Xmas Day.
4. Buy full-spectrum lights. Fluorescent bulbs could be more eco friendly but they can absolutely suck your spine to keep going. Full-spectrum bulbs are special bulbs employed in light treatment treatments. They produce light that is almost the same to sunlight. Natural light will work Miracles for your mood. Seriously. I cannot stress this enough. FULL-SPECTRUM Lights. I keep one in my bedside lamp all year long.
5. If you live somewhere with horrifying winters. Get out of the house BEFORE the storm hits and again, as soon as the roads are clear. Facebook will be there when you get back. I promise.
6. If you are snowed in with your family, play in the snow. It is training which is very nice for your mood anyhow. Consider having a snowball fight. It?ll relieve some of that stored up disappointment. If you live alone, launch a shock snowball attack on a trusting neighbour. The following chase will provide one or two additional moments of fun and hey technically the police count as having company. Make efforts to have masses of cocoa available.
7. Get a cat. Petting a kitty can lower your stress level. Your partner from another perspective may not be pleased. These are just a few concepts I have concerning ways to beat the wintertime blues.
Can you think of any? If that?s so, let us know in the comments section below. If they?re heavy proposals great! We?re going to use the help. If they are foolish great! It is ALWAYS possible to have a good laugh. When talking about depression, laughter may actually be the best medicine.
Till next time keep hot, and keep fighting!
The Twelve Days of Seasonal Depression is to be found on Kurt Pedersen?s Blog about Bipolarity, Depression and Anxiety
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