Not sure what I have

[25yearsmlc]

Guzzard

where do you guys live? (You don't have to be specific) but What are your winters like?

I think it's safe to say She has at least moderate seasonal affective disorder. Combined with her bi-polar illness, it's a rough combo.

I've lived in Alaska and was an officer's (MD's) wife.
There, I went to a wives meeting, which I had rarely attended before moving there. That's how desperate I was for socializing in yet winter.

At the meeting there, the women openly discussed anti depressants and which ones worked for them. 2/3 of the wives were on them in the winter, and many owned full spectrum/sun lamps, and or used tanning booths.

This^^ was a revelation to me. The utter openness they showed, admitting how widespread SAD is, was reassuring to me b/c I certainly felt it. And I had a newborn so I'm sure hormones and sleep deprivation were a bonus.

Just wanted to ask about the winter issue up front. So did she ever address that part?

And what do you see as your role in all this? Anything you'd do differently if you had it all to do again?

I'm not saying "it's not her, it's you!" I merely want to point out this:

if you were a perfect h, it'd be bad news.

B/c you'd be powerless to do anything about this. Whereas if there are things to work on in yourself, you have work to do and you are not powerless. Make sense?

I'll post more later.