Seasonal Affective Disorder

[Jasriella]

I've known about myself having SAD (seasonal affective disorder) for more years than I've known about my being otherkin. I've wondered about its source a lot every winter and how to fix it, to keep from the inevitable depression that plagues me every year for months on end. I tend to hate winter for just that reason.

I love the cold so much more than warmth and heat. Sure I like to snuggle up in the blankets at night, but when I'm outside there's been occasions where it was -15F/-26C and I was sweating wearing a T-shirt while everyone else was freezin in full winter gear. It takes so much for me to adapt to the heat, I sweat so much, and constantly have to keep a gallon jug of water with me when I'm out biking/skateboarding or working or I'll dehydrate and exhaust myself to the point where I should seek medical attention. I adapt so quickly to the cold though and I really feel at home in most anywhere where there's snow, especially the mountains.

I, we for those who catch my drift, have come to the solid conclusion that yes our home was a mountainous region, and winter was a regularly long season. Which easily explains why I feel more at home in mountainous regions here on Earth. My SAD may also be caused by the fact that I either can't enjoy the winter like we used to or that I haven't found out how we enjoyed the winter. Maybe we haven't found a way to feel the joy and whatnot that winter brought us back then.

Either way, we've found the source of the depression that's plagued us every year for our entire life. Now it's just finding a way to have some inner peace with the winter and not just find a way to keep the depression at bay but be rid of it for good.
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[Namhias]

I don't suppose there are any ways of treating it, or perhaps keeping it under control? I heard light therapy can help. Other than that I'm not sure... Good luck anyway.