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Hi David,
 
Thanks for coming here to post.  You know we will always be here to support you through this.  In the past what has helped you get through this time of year?  Have any techniques in the program helped?
 
Members, please share your experiences with SAD.
 
 
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Just incase some are confused by the title of my post: SAD is Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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Each Fall I think about what might be coming and how am I going to feel this Fall, with less sunlight, colder weather. I thought this Fall/Winter would be different, but it has not been, yet.
 
My emotions and anxieties have ranged from depression about mortality to anxiety about going to work and wondering if I am going to have a bad panic attack.
 
Thus far, I have not had a bad panic attack and my depression and anxiety has been mild to tiring. A lot of it involves my old friend Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. While I have had recent bouts with OCD, for some reason it really holds on tight in the Fall and Winter.
 
Aside from all this I am always keeping busy doing things with my wife. I have not increased meds, but have taken valium a few times where needed.
 
I guess the reason I am writing is to do my venting. This is my first post since August. I think that's pretty good. As I am typing I really don't feel horrible. I have had the fears of death, anxiety and depression since I can remember going back to the '70's.
 
As some of you have read my posts over the past few years, none of this will come as a surprise to you. I am just glad to have a place like this to be able to express my fears, etc.
 
David

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