Anonymous
Post 09/17/2025 08:35     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
No. Its hot and sunny outside. I think youre feeling something else.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 22:17     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Anonymous wrote:I'm feeling incredible relief that it's not so hot and buggy!

Woohoo!


Except for the lantern flies clinging to things and window screens.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:34     Subject: Re:Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
It has been beautiful and sunny. I think what you're feeling is just regular depression (me too).
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:29     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
I'm feeling incredible relief that it's not so hot and buggy!

Woohoo!
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:23     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Anonymous wrote:The rain is so so good and so so needed. I love the cozy feeling and the sound. Can make a ton of soups and stews now. And I'll be 84 on Friday.


Needed - yes. Good - no. It’s depressing.

OP, I’ve been on an SSRI and it really helps with SAD. Fall is when it starts for me too.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:22     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Anonymous wrote:The darkness. The lingering cold inside. The gray outside. Anything help? I already work out. Eat pretty healthy.



It’s hot still. What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:21     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Yes, I’m feeling seasonal depression. Not sure if it’s about the change to fall or the winter of our democracy’s discontent.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:20     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Anonymous wrote: Yesterday it was 80 degrees. No offense, but there might be something else going on with you.


It’s not about the temperature, it’s the drop in light. Try a light box and if that doesn’t help, talk to you doctor about medication.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 21:02     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
The rain is so so good and so so needed. I love the cozy feeling and the sound. Can make a ton of soups and stews now. And I'll be 84 on Friday.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 20:56     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Light box since 1996. Truly. They got better, more compact. I use my light pad about an hour in the morning while I do my web stiff, email, news, breakfast. No glasses on.

https://store.mayoclinic.com/aurora-lightpad-mini.html
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 20:54     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Yesterday it was 80 degrees. No offense, but there might be something else going on with you.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 20:53     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Yes, mine starts in Sept. it’s the change in light. I have used a light box for years. Last year it was more severe and I started Wellbutrin, which is now being used to treat SAD. It was remarkably effective for me. For the first time in my life I remember enjoying the beauty of changing leaves, versus feeling depressed by them.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 14:09     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
It’s September, turn off off your A/C. I don’t under The lingering cold comment.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 13:29     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
Not yet. Mine lasts from January to March.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2025 13:28     Subject: Anyone already feeling the seasonal depression?
The darkness. The lingering cold inside. The gray outside. Anything help? I already work out. Eat pretty healthy.