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HOW DOES THE DAYS OF LESS DAYLIGHT AFFECT YOU?

Newgate — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:50:56 GMT

Every year at this time when daylight savings time ends I hear many people say how depressing it is! It has never affected me like that. I have always enjoyed the cooler temperatures and the holiday season and the darkness just seems to go along with those things!! I can feel depressed in the middle of summer if there is something negative going on to make me feel that way! How about you?

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Nightowlz — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:57:52 GMT

It is depressing in the winter. The doctor said I have SAD. I love the cold but I don't like it getting dark early. I won't get out of bed until it's daylight. LOL!!! I'm not getting up when it's still dark. I need to buy one of those Happy Lights to use during the winter.

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haps2 — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:04:18 GMT

I love it. It is real time, not manufactured by man. Bright sun and heat truly hurt my eyes, headaches, etc. I love the feeling of a slower pace and the less frantic tone of the cool months. I know I am kinda strange about this. I also love rain and snow....

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Vickiv — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:21:24 GMT

I guess I'll just have to do a Happy Dance like David to get rid of the winter blues.

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itsmagic — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:43:27 GMT

Now that I'm retired I don't mind less daylight. But when I was working and during the dead of winter didn't see the light of day (left when it was dark and came home in the dark) it got depressing.

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StylishLady — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:50:24 GMT

The differences of time between daylight and darkness down here in southern Florida are not as great as back up in central New York. I really am not affected by it here. Back there I'd get "cabin fever" which of course was made worse by the bitter weather.

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qualitygal — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:50:54 GMT

I like to sleep when it's dark. With the winter coming, I can sleep in the dark and not notice. Then when I get up and it's got some light outside, the new snows looks beautiful. Trying to appreciate the little things we do have. Seems like anymore, that's plenty to grab at.

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:17:03 GMT

I love it. After months and months of summer and the heat I am so ready for winter and cool weather. I don't care if it gets dark at 5:00. Today it is rainy and windy. Sure beats 110 degrees any day.

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colliegirls — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:25:37 GMT

My mood is always better when it's warm, sunny, and the beauty of blooms and greenery is all around me. There is nothing wonderful about barren trees,brown shrubbery, and pitch black evenings.

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Chrystaltree2 — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:32:03 GMT

I'm a native Bostonian; shorter days and less sunshine in the winter is just a fact of life. It doesn't bother me at all. I don't really care for daylight savings time i don't even understand the point of it. Sure, we get an extra hour of sunlight in the daytime but that only means it gets dark an hour earlier in the evenings. I would rather have that daylight in the afternoons. But it doesn't depress me.

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Suziepeach — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:33:40 GMT

Less daylight doesn't affect me, I just go on normally. To be honest I like the time change.

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NycVixen — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:58:46 GMT

I thought it would never happen to me since I really can't tolerate hot temps and love Fall and Winter but I had SAD two winters ago.

All I can say is that when you really have it you will know. I even thought about buying one of those daylight lamps. I was feeling sad and I don't know about depressed but once the daylight was gone I did feel tense and and sad. I consciously knew it was related to the days ending sooner because it made me feel very tense and nervous that the day was 'gone'. I would be ok during the day and as soon as the sun went down boom I felt the symptoms.

It's kind of difficult to realize you have this out of nowhere and dealing with it is a bit tricky. I'm glad I'm back to normal is all I can say!!!

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:09:18 GMT

I hate it. I cannot stand coming home from work and it's nearly dark. I will not walk outside in the dark so that means I have to go back to walking on the treadmill instead of outside.

Right now we are having warm temps but even though it's warmer, it's so dark so early that I can't enjoy being outside.

By 7:30, I'm ready to put my pajamas on and do nothing but lay on the couch. By 8:30, I'm ready for bed since it's so dark out anyhow.

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Sunshine Kate — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:18:26 GMT

I love the summer season and getting dark late. I like green grass, full green trees, summer flowers and the sound of lawnmowers.

I get depressed just thinking about the fall months coming. I don't like it getting dark around 5:00 p.m. and certainly don't like cold.

Guess I need to move to Hawaii.

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KentuckyWoman — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:26:01 GMT

My mother suffered from SAD so I do understand it is a problem for some, but not me.

I love the changing seasons and especially the fall and winter. When the summer blooms have faded, the lawn has been mowed for the last time and the last leaf has fallen from the trees there is calm and peace. I find beauty in the starkness of it all The fact the sun sets earlier doesn't bother me. I rarely get depressed but when I do the sunshine or lack thereof has little to do with it.

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Vivian — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:13:18 GMT

Bedtime comes early in the northeast this time of year. My beagle is ready for bed before 7 and insists that I accompany her upstairs every night by 7pm whether I'm ready or not. And then she's up before 6am. My dog rules!

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:49:46 GMT

@Newgate wrote:
Every year at this time when daylight savings time ends I hear many people say how depressing it is! It has never affected me like that. I have always enjoyed the cooler temperatures and the holiday season and the darkness just seems to go along with those things!! I can feel depressed in the middle of summer if there is something negative going on to make me feel that way! How about you?

I grew up on the east coast, by the Lake Erie snow belt, and now live in Los Angeles. When I first moved to LA, I loved the weather. Now, I think the seasons are just too subtle, and really miss spring and fall.

When it gets dark at night, the temperature drops and I find it comforting and "right". I guess I never got used to it being light until 8pm.

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OnlyShopsOnline — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 02:55:21 GMT

I'm hypothyroid. When my thyroid levels are low, I don't like the darkness. But, in general, I actually enjoy this time of year. I think I'm naturally programmed to hibernate. Probably because my metabolism naturally slows down in the winter....just more than other people.

I like the peace and quiet of the winter months. I like getting into my pj's at 6 or 7 and curling up for the evening.

And, I just remind myself that in a little over a month, just as the Christmas season is passing, it will gradually start to get lighter again in the evening. It doesn't last that long.

Now, being snowed in...that affects me, lol. Can't stand cabin fever.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:03:36 GMT

I have chronic depression, and the lack of daylight really effects me, cloudy days ,no sunshine, just adds to it, i am soon to be 64, and the cold gets to me, i live in maine!!!!!

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:27:51 GMT

Now that DH is retired and isn't working all those crazy hours I love the evenings and the night time. There is something so cozy about us being home w/our pets.