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Today was a good day; I spent much of it outdoors, walking around snowy fields in the sunshine, so I did everything I could to deal with my Seasonal Affective Disorder. Yet right now I can feel tears slowly starting to well up and my guts twisting in emotional upset... basically for no reason. (Oh, I do have "reasons" for my emotional upset running through my brain right now, but I still have enough of a grasp on my situation that I recognize that said "reasons" have little to do with reality, and it's my depression which are fueling these negative thoughts as opposed to the other way around.)
I'm not sure what else I can do to treat my S.A.D. -- I suppose I could try getting one of those lamps which truly mimics natural sunlight, but since I spent several hours in the sunshine today I'm beginning to question how much light therapy would truly help me. I have half a mind to ask my doctor about prescribing me some anti-depressants again... but the truth is that I rarely felt like those medications ever helped me, especially since they usually came with side-effects that tended to increase my misery and frustration...
I'm not sure what else I can do to treat my S.A.D. -- I suppose I could try getting one of those lamps which truly mimics natural sunlight, but since I spent several hours in the sunshine today I'm beginning to question how much light therapy would truly help me. I have half a mind to ask my doctor about prescribing me some anti-depressants again... but the truth is that I rarely felt like those medications ever helped me, especially since they usually came with side-effects that tended to increase my misery and frustration...