Friendly Reminder:

Just like how the Winter Season can cause depression so can the Summer and we call it the Summer SADs (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

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I know the song (Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey) probably has a different meaning to her but the first time this song came out was the first time I felt my Summer SADs being acknowledged.

The worst part about having Summer SADs is the gaslighting from commercials and everyone around you screaming:

"Summer is when the fun happens!"

I'm also a known extrovert who likes to hang out in my personal life but a lot of my friends want to hang out in the Summer which is difficult for me which is why a lot of my previous friendships have ended over my inability to hang out in the summer because my friends couldn't understand how a bubbly and outgoing person like me didn't want to hang out in the summer and just assumed I didn't want to hang out with them specifically. Some even thought I was secretly hanging out with another group of friends when I was actually at home depressed and shut indoors because of my Summer SADs.

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Today is the first real day when my depression came with a vengeance so I've spent all day at home depressed and in my pj's.

I'm working on it but just wanted to send out a quick PSA reminder that Summer SADs season is upon us and you might know someone or even BE someone who is affected by it, so here's a link that talks more about it:

Tips for Summer Depression

Summer depression is more common than you may think. WebMD explains why you might feel more stressed and sad in the warmer months -- and off

WebMD

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theoi-crow

Anonymous asked:

hi nathan! i hope you’re doing well :)) iirc you’ve posted abt having seasonal affective disorder before. its getting cold where i live and i just want to send some love <33

Thank you!

My SADs are actually triggered by the Summer, I thrive in the Winter but thank you for sending love, I'm gonna need the energy this coming summer! 🥹

Me, in a few weeks:

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#personal #summer sads #seasonal affective disorder #summertime sadness

theoi-crow

Anonymous asked:

Hi it's the anxious at being offensive anon -- no no no, no worries! I just needed my brain to shut up because it was trying to convince me that I had been offensive, and now I get the joy of saying I-told-you-so to the anxiety! Really cross my heart I just was like okay quickest way to get anxiety-brain to shut up is to prove it wrong. We spoonies have to support one another; you'll get to it when you get to it! I hope the seasons changing will give you some relief from your summer SADS & classes are going well

Thanks for the reply 😊

These are the days where my depression hits the hardest so summer days tend to leave me a lot more exhausted than usual.

Due to the pandemic, I also haven't been able to go outside and as an extravert, I never realized how much I depended on social interactions to fill my energy meter and made my spoons more bearable. These days my energy meter is as chronically low as my social meter which is the same as pushing an introvert into social situations for prolonged hours without giving them time to recover for months at a time. It's been a very rough pandemic period but I'm hoping it'll get better.

Unfortunately answering asks does not work for my extraversion like social interactions do, so every ask does take spoons to post.

I want to share this so you remember that it's not your ask, it's very much a personal problem on my end so I wanna apologize in advance if it takes long for me to answer.

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theoi-crow

Anonymous asked:

HELLO! I hope you're alright. I adore your blog. It's very informative and engaging. I saw the post about summer sads and I hope you're doing well. Have a nice day!

Thank you for the kind words!

I'm hibernating for the Summer until Fall finally arrives!

I recently got a virtual reality headset and it's been working so well!

I sit near the AC, put on the fan and then turn on fall and wintery scenes and it tricks my brain into thinking it's actually winter so I've been hacking my mind into pretending it's winter and my SADs have been doing great!

Tip for Winter SADs friends:

Get a reliable heater, UV light, a VR headset (even a cheap one that uses your phone will work) go to YouTube, and look up sunny/summer VR videos! It might feel a little weird at first, but the more you do it, the more It'll feel like Winter isn't even a thing! Because brains often can't distinguish between what you show them, versus what's actually around them.

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I hope this helps my fellow SADs comrades!

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theoi-crow

Anonymous asked:

Hello!

Just wanted to say I love your blog! I saw you said you get the summer sads, so I hope you’re doing okay!

Have a nice day!

Hi!

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING IN!

I think the worst part about the Summer SADs is that because so many networks market Summer as the best time of the year and Fun-in-the-Sun, I always forget I have the Summer SADs, it almost feels like I'm always getting gaslit by capitalism.

That said, there have been a lot of Thunderstorms in my Area which have given me a very much needed break from Summer so I'm doing a lot better! I just can't wait for Fall to hurry up and get here so it can be winter already...

Or maybe I just want Hades to be happy again cus Persephone isn't there right now... And he's not...Oh my gods.... Hades gets the summer sads too, but he actually knows what's causing his sadness!!!

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Thank you for helping me realize that! 🙌✨

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theoi-crow

Anonymous asked:

Hello Nathan! I really like your insights and posts, and I noticed that for a bit now you've not really been as active as you used to. I'm not sure if it's because of the blog change or if you've been busy, but I hope everything is going well for you!

Hi!

Thank you for being concerned!

I have a Seasonal Affective Disorder that only comes in the Summer AKA The Summer SADs. The hotter the heat, the harder it is on my depression, concentration, etc, so it's a little hard to post.

This is also why Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" is my favorite song:

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Despite my Summer SADs, I'm trying to be a bit more active this year so I'm hoping my SADs will be a bit kinder this year!

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