Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
With fall and the winter months upon us I wanted to recycle a previous blog I had written on Seasonal Affective Disorder.
With it being colder, and darker, it is difficult to get out and do as much outside which adds to any existing depression that you may have. If you have read my previous blogs on my mental health, you can see I live with depression, anxiety and hypervigilance daily; however, during the winter months, the symptoms can be much more defined.
And if you don’t have it, SAD can bring on depression symptoms for the season.
Vitamin D
One thing I don’t have on the original helpful tips is to have your Vitamin D levels tested, and if they are low (and in consultation with your Doctor), make sure to add them to your vitamin intake.
While Vitamin D has a variety of symptoms; lack of vitamin D isn’t quite as obvious in adults. Signs and symptoms might include: fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, muscle aches or muscle cramps, and mood changes, like depression. To read more on Vitamin D, check out this article from
Also, in the original article I post about light therapy, or what I like to call my “Happy Light”; however, I didn’t post a picture of it.
There are plenty on the market, below is one that I use at home.
While winter may take outdoor nudism away from us, it doesn’t have to take it away completely.
Now is a great time to turn up the heat and do it indoors, or find local groups that have social events that you may have never joined up to do before.
Or of course, you can curl up with a nice warm cup of coffee by a roaring fireplace, and read through all the blogs on Everyday Nudist 😉
However, one thing is for certain: take your mental health seriously during the winter months as it can make for a long, cold, depressing season.
To read the previous blog on Seasonal Affective Disorder, click here!
In your corner,
Ryan
