Tag Archives: depression
Don’t Be S.A.D.
Experts think that the reduced exposure to light, particularly sun light, causes a drop in serotonin levels, which brings about the symptoms of SAD. I love it when the solution is natural, easy, safe, and affective! Opening my blinds and making it a point to take a walk outside, even though we were experiencing an ice storm (but it’s so beautiful!) made an immediate improvement in my depressed mood! Next, I had the lights changed in my office at work and Viola! Instant cheer! Continue reading
Overcoming your darkest hour
Often times, just before Bibidi-bopidi-boo, there come the darkest hour. I believe the length of the darkest hour is up to you. I recall learning this lesson several years ago, right after my ex-husband’s second adulterous affair. I was facing depression, hopelessness, and darkness like I had never known before. I needed to understand what was happening to me and just exactly where was God? I couldn’t feel him. I couldn’t hear his voice. I felt all alone, but my faith reassured me that God was there. Continue reading
