Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Who else is feeling the advent of the changing of seasons? i feel super blue?

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a for real thing. When the days get shorter by a minute a day starting on June 22, that is when I start getting Blue, and start taking the Serotonin Re uptake Inhibitor before I get too low. Some people are not affected by this because their chemical makeup stays consistent within them. I learned about this the hard way by trying to pretend I am not affected by SAD or the lack of sunlight. I did not start my medication on time last year, and since it takes about a month for the meds to build up in your system; and the days keep getting shorter until December 21, I was so Blue I could barely get out of bed. I am not a suicidal person but the Blues and crying got so bad I started to wonder if I would make it. I found it is nothing to be ashamed of, and I will not let the fact that I need meds to live a happy life embarr me, because others don't have this since their chemical composition is different than mine. I am just grateful there is help out there and that I already understand why it happens and what to do about it.

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