Midlife crisis part 1 successfully negotiated?

[firecat]

No longer feeling like there's a secret passage in my head directly back to my 14 year old inner teenager. This is both sad and a relief. It is sad because I no longer feel so passionate and magical. It is a relief because I was beset by "chopped-liver" and "no one understands me" feelings and those are receding (although since some of them are no doubt S.A.D.-caused, they might well not fade entirely until March).

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[sida-al-hurra.livejournal.com]

SAD...it's killing me. I need the sun.
: (

[firecat]

I actually have a SAD light, but when I started using it at the autumn equinox, I got too wired on it and I couldn't sleep. Maybe I should go back to using it now that it's darker.

[sida-al-hurra.livejournal.com]

My sister goes to the tanning salon for her sun in the winter. I'm not into that. I'm not trying to find any new ways to get wrinkles ; ).

Well, I guess we can take comfort in the fact that the Solstice is only a few days off! Hurrah for the rebirth of the sun!

Hurrah!

[firecat]

Yeah, UV isn't very good for you...

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I find that it makes a difference to me what time of day I use my light box. Morning is best for me (and that was the conclusion in the study I was in, too), but as long as I keep it only half on if I'm using it in the evening and shut it off by 9, I can usually get to sleep by midnight.

[firecat]

I was using mine for 1/2 hour in the morning.

Some people respond best when they use it in the afternoon. I'm going to try that at some point.