I am SAD #1

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is something that is new to me. After speaking with friends over the years about my general lack of motivation and somber moods in the winter, they suggested I look it up. SAD symptoms are over sleeping, trouble waking up in the morning, over eating, feeling depressed and difficulty concentrating. Individuals can go undiagnosed and experience some or all of these symptoms in varying degrees. Some of these matched what I was feeling and over the last two years I have found ways to deal without this.

The first is nature. I try and spend time outside during the day. A short walk or hike does the trick. The next thing is staying active after the sun goes down. I often times wind down my day too early. When I am inactive during the evening hours I find it difficult to fall asleep later in the night. This contributes o my difficulty waking up and sleeping in. But it was after a visit with my local naturopath that I got my real wake up. Literally.