Me too, I definitely have it. Perhaps I just don't like Christmas and then it's my birthday in February, neither of which I look forward to.
though for some mad reason, I'm more into Christmas this year than I have been for many years. I always wait till December to get the tinsel and fairy lights out, so I can't wait till this weekend, I'm planning it. They've got 12 mini mirrored disco balls in Woolworths for £2.49 and I'm going to go buy lots and lots more.
I try to tell myself that I love the seasons and that I'd be bored if it was always the same weather. I really love rain. We rarely get snow here, so that's fun too.
We've had gorgeous weather here, lovely autumnal still, not cold at all. Lots of sun, lots of mad thunderstorms, big rainbows and fantastic sunsets.
The darkness is difficult to cope with, but I tell myself that as I get older I look far better in candlelight... (though I need to be more careful with all the candles since I set fire to my flat with one recently
You can buy the blue bulbs anywhere (well, you can here in London, any hardware shop). They're more expensive, but worth it. I've used them throughout my flat for many years. They're called daylight bulbs or craft lights? Much kinder light. Flattering.
And to get through SAD, look on the bright side > It will be Spring in March, only a few months to get past. And in the mean time I'm loving all my woolly jumpers and colourful blankets and big socks... I've got some great stuff I brought from Canada. I'd get bored if I had to wear a mumu or a sarong every day, I love wearing all my clothes and scarves and hats (all of them at once when it gets freezing and the boiler breaks down...
Oh yeah & the TV is great right now. In summer I don't have time to watch it. In the winter it's difficult to decide what to watch, there's so much on (and we only have 5 channels in England).
I wonder whether the light of my desktop from the internet >shining on my face right now alleviates SAD and works as a light box? It's working for me.
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Linda