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I find the winter rather depressing...

by aceshigh888
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I can't believe how depressing the winter is. It's so weird. Sorry I don't want to get anyone down either. Just doesn't help when it's both winter and a person has a lot of problems. All combine, you basically don't even want to get out of bed. I bought a couple of those daylight bulbs to see if that might help. I don't get much light into my apartment so it's often hard to tell night from day here. But ya I just find it really hard to get motivated sometimes. I'm not sure if there's any solution really?
  • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
    You are light deprived and will have to turn on more lights when you are in a room. It's better to get LED bulbs than the squiggly ones as LED are brighter and a little cheaper to run. They are not inexpensive to purchase, but the light is brighter.

    If it won't run up your utilities bills, make sure you open the drapes/blinds on your windows. Get yourself outdoors for at least 20 minutes during the day. It will help with the low amount of light during the cold months.

    Hope you feel better soon.
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    • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
      Arizona will help!
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by Enfusia View Post

        Arizona will help!
        Oh you have no clue how mean that is. I'm missing the Quartzite Rock and Gem show right now. Good thing it was warm and sunny yesterday so I was on a mountaintop dragging a bag of jasper and agate down with me or I'd be depressed too, now.

        Aceshigh ---- go to a pet shop and buy a lizard light bulb -- they have all the natural rays so your body will produce the same substances from the rays as from the sun. They use them to keep lizards healthy - some people think they're for heat, they're not - they're for the biological chemistry balance. Well, they do give off heat though. Anyhow - just turn that puppy on ya at the computer and take your shirt off and you'll feel a lot better. Of course, if it's a sunny day, even if it's cold it will change your attitude to get outside for awhile even if the only part of you uncovered is your face.
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        • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
          Originally Posted by laurencewins View Post

          You may be suffering from S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Depression.) This is a medical form of depression that hits mainly in winter. Many people here in Australia head to Queensland where it's warmer than here in the southern states for that very reason.
          We have just had the hottest week for 100 years in AU, (Victoria) and the stinking hot days and nights was getting to me as well!

          Well, more nuts than depressed!

          I tried doing some Laptop work with a fan, but 44 digrees C, meant l was literally sweating all over the seat!

          And had to go to the shopping centre with my Laptop to get some relief, which helped!


          As a news commentator in the paper said, when it comes down to suffering, and saving the planet, or letting loose with the Air - Con, most will sod the environment!

          Just to give you an idea as to how hot it was, a gardener in his 70's got up and watered the school grounds, eventhough he was told to stay home! This was about an hour's drive away!

          He ignored them, watered the plants, felt dizzy, sat under a tree and died!

          I have also heard of a hitch - hiker that died because he didn't have any water and was walking alone a road, in this sort of heat!

          Drink like a fish, and avoid the sun are good ideas!


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          • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
            Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

            Drink like a fish
            Well said Shane.

            Oh, sorry, there I go thinking about beer again.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Oh you have no clue how mean that is. I'm missing the Quartzite Rock and Gem show right now. Good thing it was warm and sunny yesterday so I was on a mountaintop dragging a bag of jasper and agate down with me or I'd be depressed too, now.

          Aceshigh ---- go to a pet shop and buy a lizard light bulb -- they have all the natural rays so your body will produce the same substances from the rays as from the sun. .
          Get the lizard light, but also get a lizard. You can do what I do; Ridicule my lizard. I get up in the morning, and tell the lizard;

          "You think you're so great? See these? These are hands! I got them, you don't.

          You hear what I'm saying? No, because you're a lizard. To you, it's just noise, but I can talk to other people , and convey complex ideas...and you can't!

          I can go outside, but you can't, because I own you. You are my slave lizard. And to you, I am a GOD!"

          And then I make a mean face at the lizard, and go outside. Stupid lizard.
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            blah, blah, blah, Ridicule my lizard, blah, blah, blah.
            Hey, it's not your lizard's fault. They have pills to fix that.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              Hey, blah, blah, blah.. lizard's fault. Blah, blah.. pills blah, blah.
              Dan; I have no idea what you mean. Please explain, in vivid detail, what you mean.

              I named my lizard Riffle... because its short, stocky, and I enjoy playing with it.
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              • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                I named my lizard Riffle... because its short, stocky, and I enjoy playing with it.

                This is disturbing on so many levels.
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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                  This is disturbing on so many levels.
                  I count seven levels.


                  Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

                  Let me get this straight. You are in Ohio - very cold there at the moment. You "go outside" and the lizard sits under a heat lamp....and you think the lizard is "stupid"? Interesting - a bit warped - but interesting.
                  Well..when you put it like that....

                  Well played. You're like a Riffle in drag...wait, I've seen that already.
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                  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                    To get back on topic after this thread has been whitacred and riffled and dragged off track...

                    I too find winter depressing. It's way too cold for my liking. I'm more of a sun, sand and surf kind of girl. My solution? Hot jacuzzi baths every evening and every morning some Vitamin D3 and a tropical calendar to look at, that is if you don't mind wiping a little drool off your face after gazing into it, lol!


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          • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            Get the lizard light, but also get a lizard. You can do what I do; Ridicule my lizard. I get up in the morning, and tell the lizard;

            "You think you're so great? See these? These are hands! I got them, you don't.

            You hear what I'm saying? No, because you're a lizard. To you, it's just noise, but I can talk to other people , and convey complex ideas...and you can't!

            I can go outside, but you can't, because I own you. You are my slave lizard. And to you, I am a GOD!"

            And then I make a mean face at the lizard, and go outside. Stupid lizard.
            Don't you think the lizard has a right to reply? No, you said what you said not stopping for breath and stomped out the door. He could not get a word in edgeways

            In his exasperated email to me he said tell Claude this.

            I don't like the name Riffle and wont come to you when you call. I make every effort to keep slim too.

            So you humans think you are the master race, ohhh, your the one getting up early and having to leave the house in all weathers and stand on your feet all day dealing with awkward customers while I have a lie in, get up when I like, mooch about my tank, check my emails, eat and sleep when I want to. Bask in artificial sunlight all day.

            I am descended from creatures that ruled the Earth for millions of years. Your pitiful existence on the planet is just a blink of an eye compared to us!

            "Our Race is Old and we are wise, despite all that we still eat flies"

            And another thing, I'm a turtle.

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            • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              Hey, it's not your lizard's fault. They have pills to fix that.
              No doubt, psychiatrists are taking notes on this thread! :rolleyes:


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          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Oh you have no clue how mean that is. I'm missing the Quartzite Rock and Gem show right now. Good thing it was warm and sunny yesterday so I was on a mountaintop dragging a bag of jasper and agate down with me or I'd be depressed too, now.

          Aceshigh ---- go to a pet shop and buy a lizard light bulb -- they have all the natural rays so your body will produce the same substances from the rays as from the sun. They use them to keep lizards healthy - some people think they're for heat, they're not - they're for the biological chemistry balance. Well, they do give off heat though. Anyhow - just turn that puppy on ya at the computer and take your shirt off and you'll feel a lot better. Of course, if it's a sunny day, even if it's cold it will change your attitude to get outside for awhile even if the only part of you uncovered is your face.
          I lived in Sedona and Phoenix for years after leaving Seattle so I speak from experience. Yeah, I'm a bit of a rock hound myself and I too miss the forever long lines of vendors in the middle of the desert.

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    When I get down in the dumps, I *try* and think about how worse it could be and what I do have. I say things like;

    At least I can ____.
    At least I have ____.
    At least I'm not ____.

    As to the Winter Blues, go outside. Get cold. Then that dark apartment will be more welcoming. You should also go to where people are. Even if it's a quick run to the grocery to get a pack of gum. Any human contact will help.

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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    That's why I moved to Fl.
    A low of 29 Wednesday.
    And that's unusually cold.
    Have had a lot of gloomy, rainy days but nothing like the cold, grey days of Winter
    that we had in Ohio.
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    I love cold winters with little snow so I can fish on the ice. Nothing is like fresh boiled cod and boiled cod roe!
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    You may be suffering from S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Depression.) This is a medical form of depression that hits mainly in winter. Many people here in Australia head to Queensland where it's warmer than here in the southern states for that very reason.
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    I run a gardening maintenance company and i cant wait for spring to get back out working again. Winter is ok give me time to catch up on paperwork and marketing ready for a new season. I think you need to move somewhere hot aceshot888 like lcombs. chin up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    Pump up your Vitamin D and try to get 10-15 minutes of natural sunlight one to two times a day. You'll feel like a new person.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    and go outside
    Let me get this straight. You are in Ohio - very cold there at the moment. You "go outside" and the lizard sits under a heat lamp....and you think the lizard is "stupid"? Interesting - a bit warped - but interesting.
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    At least you can still go somewhere and, dry! I'm stuck in a hotel room now as we are having big flood here in Jakarta. It's been a week and last Sunday was the worst, the water is 1 meter high inside my house. I'm depressed just to think about the clean up. Crazy weather everywhere!
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