Tammy
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My titIe is kind of misleading. There is nothing I love about SAD. I know that this has been talked about over the years but it still gets to me or perplexes me on how different I feel in the Fall/Winter months. I should be used to being perplexed as CFS certainly has been extremely that over the years and for the most part I'm used to the perplexity of it.....but this SAD thing I still havn't got accustomed to. It stuns me every year. It floors me every year.
I actually have always loved the Fall with it's changing colors and the start of the crisp air.............but it doesn't love me. I felt on top of the world this summer even despite some challenges I had/have. I herniated a disc the first week in July and could hardly take care of myself and then got a really bad flu on top of that. (my back never healed back to where it was unfortunately). Despite those challenges, my mood and spirit were good...............really good and my cfs symptoms remained stable with no crash, PEM..etc. I was told I might have to think about spinal surgery (will be my 2nd) and I was fine with it (for the most part). My attitude was I just gotta do what I gotta do.
Go forward in time 2 1/2 months. No way in hell do i think my body can withstand a spinal surgery! No way in hell do I want one. Usually my mood doesn't start changing until October, but this year it's starting early. I'm already getting more sluggish and all of my usual symptoms are creeping up in intensity. My mood is getting low. I want to go into hibernation and come out next spring.
For those that experience SAD..................what month does it usually start and end for you? Do you experience mild, moderate or severe changes with this? I would rate mine moderate to getting close to severe. The severe part correlates mainly with my mood............but it does wax and wane in intensity.
Hugs to all
I actually have always loved the Fall with it's changing colors and the start of the crisp air.............but it doesn't love me. I felt on top of the world this summer even despite some challenges I had/have. I herniated a disc the first week in July and could hardly take care of myself and then got a really bad flu on top of that. (my back never healed back to where it was unfortunately). Despite those challenges, my mood and spirit were good...............really good and my cfs symptoms remained stable with no crash, PEM..etc. I was told I might have to think about spinal surgery (will be my 2nd) and I was fine with it (for the most part). My attitude was I just gotta do what I gotta do.
Go forward in time 2 1/2 months. No way in hell do i think my body can withstand a spinal surgery! No way in hell do I want one. Usually my mood doesn't start changing until October, but this year it's starting early. I'm already getting more sluggish and all of my usual symptoms are creeping up in intensity. My mood is getting low. I want to go into hibernation and come out next spring.
For those that experience SAD..................what month does it usually start and end for you? Do you experience mild, moderate or severe changes with this? I would rate mine moderate to getting close to severe. The severe part correlates mainly with my mood............but it does wax and wane in intensity.
Hugs to all
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