Has anyone else noticed a change in their mood with the clock change? Perhaps it's synchronicity with other factors, but since the clocks went back and it's...
Hi Tim I have not noticed a change in my mood as such but at the same time this is proberly the one time of year when someone's mood will dip. It was yesterday...
Hi Liz I noticed that difference last night. I tend to watch Glenn Beck on Fox News. He was on at 9pm our time instead of the usual 10pm. It meant I could go...
Thanks Ian :o) I have quite a nature oriented spirituality and visit lots of ancient sites, many of which can chart the progression of the sun's rise and set...
I like playing spot the mushrooms.... Seriously, we're away this weekend so will take the planosphere and see what we can see away from the light pollution. ...
I get SAD and one of my coping mechanisms is that I have every single light in the house on during the winter months. I know it's not very eco friendly but it...
i also try and get out for a walk to have a daily light fix in winter+also like the bulbs bright which is why i hate the energy saving bulbs!! sorry planet but...
oh just to add, i think its if your dysthymia or others like cyclothymia or bipolar is heavilly genetic based, as in the main reason you have mental health...
Is your GP not able to help with this? If you've had a diagnosis through a health professional, then surely they should find it easy enough to point you in the...
Hi, Team! Been a while since I started a topic, but as many Westerners are, I have to deal with the one-hour clock change. This ends up generally being that I...
hi, (i liked the 'hi team' :) )  wen u said heightened state-it sounded straight away like someone was gonna say something more on the manic side, and...
Yes, I consider you guys as my team. WE do these things together if we choose. So far with this thing I am sleeping well. I have slept 2 days in a row fairly...
"and we will be restoring normality just as soon as we've discovered what is normal" Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - quoted from memory and therefore...
i would say meds are for when u cant control it yourself anymore no matter what and u have tried everything else. when its having a severe impact on your...
There is within us the inner mind, a powerful 'orb' of potential that we can access to boost us through life and give us the seat of success, but the thing is,...
You have no idea what dysthymics have to go through, do you? You can't flip a switch and feel better. It doesn't work that way. Brain wiring that takes years...
i think exposure therapy with the help of a psychologist is the best approach to fear of large spaces-i forget the name now. Â reiki is more for emotions i...
well iv read it now cos i wanted to know. some of it makes sense, but they shouldnt riddicule other techniques, they all have their place. i do worry about...
I find it's 2.30 - 3. I always assumed it was an "Oh no, there's hours to go yet" at work thing. I certainly don't notice it at the weekends. Dare I suggest an...
It was a lot worse when I was working. I am home with 2 kids now. I do try to nap when I am able but I can't always (I wish). I go for the chocolate late at...
Usually the time of day my mood drops; only way I remedy it is if I am occupied with something exciting, or having a sleep! Tim. 2009/11/5 starryskyes05...
Two most demanding functions of the human body - digesting food and thinking. It can do one or the other efficiently, not both. So after lunch, the body uses...
Does that mean you're alone with small kids? You have my sympathy! For me, the worst time was after they'd grown out of afternoon naps and I'd grown into them....
after lunch lull? something to do with the light? or your body clock being more tired just after lunch..i saw something on tv once about being tired after...
considering the day I'm having, office people should avoid offices at lunch, after lunch.... What the hell, it's Friday, and grey and wet. SAD meets the...
