CulterPaulus

Must say this is not a bad winter at all. In fact, right now the sun is shining, and although is cold oudoors, I'm enjoying the heat of the burning woods at home, a cup of coffee and chocolate ( :yes ). Things in my life are OK, and nothing seems to put my feelings at risk

Anyway, the begining of wintertime is always a change of many things. Not just the season, but the feelings that are living inside of me, as much of us. I almost forgot the begining of wintertime, but finally it came, in a nice day (cold was not a problem until the sun was heating us).
I was coming back home in the bus, quite tired, with my feelings in nowhere, and a strange mood. Then I arrived home, turned on the TV and there it was: a program I use to follow, about health. And that day was about SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and bipolarity. Some years ago, after some consults and visits to some doctors, I found I have a mix of those disorders, but luckily, not so deep as to "collapse". Anyway I have to take care of myself, being in places with bright light, avoid listening to sad or slow music (my wife cares about what I listen to, new age and Moby is not allowed on present days), and take good rests.

After I knew about that syndrome, I learned to fight it. Since then, I always try to show the best face, and I use to say I'm OK, even when I feel broken inside. I don't deny smiles, because I want to give the best to other people around me, everybody has their own problems, and I never want to put more problems to their lives. Of course, there are days, usually when there are more than 2 days without sun, when I don't want to see anybody, don't want to talk and just want to be at home. In other ways, I see it's difficult to deal with common activities, and complete tasks. At this point, I want to say I'm sorry, because last days I've been far from Opera and other social-sites, no photos uploaded, no post... I had lazy days... but I hope to post something else from now (right now I feel well ).

Many times before I wanted to give more information about SAD and related syndromes. Today I found 2 sites with good information. One of them is a comercial site, but it offers a good point to start. I want to share with you that information.

I wish a nice winter for everybody... I'll try to follow that words too

English: (from Lumie.com): http://www.lumie.com/help/quick-guides/sad
Spanish (from Cazabajones, organization from Uruguay): http://www.fundacioncazabajones.org