The winter blues.......What do you do to beat it!?!

BEERRUNNER
BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
Indeed...summer is leaving me and its that time of year where winter is dragging me and im scratching and kicking and not giving into this cold that easily.............. Thus, I have a yearly case of the winter blues in the beginning of this most dreadful weather. Aside from the obvious my most Excellent tan goes idle for months as here in Chicago the sun now will become scarce for the time being..........Sun how I miss you.
I do play my video games, imbibe booze and go to the gym to fight this sadness..................but tell me what gets you through????

Aside form the holidays.....Winter sucks! :ohwell:

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  • elizarae11
    elizarae11 Posts: 346
    i get super depressed in the winter time (not just blues i need to take medication) but what i do is try and stay busy, i can't sit around all day. i live in minnesota so i can get snowed in for about a week without being able to leave my house AT ALL so i try work out videos or just something, i need to stay busy. i can't think about the horrible weather.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Get a set of snowshoes! It's great exercise and a lot of fun to walk on top the snow!

    (I actually love the cold and snow - no bugs, less sweating... plus there's ice skating, snowshoeing, skiing!)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    video games, the gym, and hot chocolate for me! xD

    I hate the cold too. I get sick soo much. Its been cold here for a week and im sure i already have the flu -.-
  • aaleigha1
    aaleigha1 Posts: 408 Member
    I have just got a SAD light box
    used it for the first time today and I definitely had more energy :) it takes them a while to start to work but for those that they do help they cant speak highly enough of them
  • Hsanders3961
    Hsanders3961 Posts: 245 Member
    bump...I could use some pointers too!
  • XiaoRuRu
    XiaoRuRu Posts: 83
    I watch my favorite movies in the winter after cooking my favorite meals. But sadly, it's still summer in Texas for now, so I don't have an excuse to not go outside!
  • JulieBoBoo
    JulieBoBoo Posts: 642
    my recommendation is to do like the above poster suggested and get yourself interested in a winter sport/activity. That way snow won't always seem to be the enemy.

    Good luck.
  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    Wine.
    Sex.
    Repeat.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    bump...I could use some pointers too!
    I live I'm Chicago too. To make matters worse I moved back here last year from San Diego. I would love to go back.
    I take 5htp. Big serotonin boost. It's the only thing that helps.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Am i the only person who actually prefers winter?

    Chilly nights, wrap up warm, go have snowball fights, walk the dog in the snow, the crunch under your feet... :D


    Compared to hot, sticky, humid, sweating, wasp-filled days in summer :(
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    Always sunny in Arizona :glasses: Love it here.

    Was a total slave to seasonal affective disorder when I lived in the arctic cold of Ohio. I'm the same strange self all year round here in Arizona :smile:
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    REALLY???? You need get out of this mindset. This is complete mentaltardation of your bain by setting the expectation.

    Prepare yourself by getting some home gym stuff. Learn some meditation teqniques. Throw a party. Do anything but THINK about how negative it will impact you
  • KimertRuns13_1
    KimertRuns13_1 Posts: 702 Member
    I get some cold weather running gear, lace up and get my butt out there and run anyway.
    No excuses, just do it! Embrace the weather... find just one thing positive about it. GO do!
  • couponfun
    couponfun Posts: 714 Member
    I'm in Buffalo. 'Nuf said.

    That being said, winter is a whole other ball of wax, since the cold is horrible for my joints. It's excruciatingly painful from November to May (we still had ice in early June) so I try to soak in warm baths as much as possible and stay indoors. I try to beat the blues by working, cleaning up, keeping busy, etc... But there are others who love skiing, etc. I think to each their own.

    I moved here from Florida. I love the 4 seasons, but it's a bit harder now. It's very pretty, though, when the sun's out or when you see deer in the snow, so I remember pictures like that = peaceful = and that gets me through the dark blizzard-like days in between :smile:
  • pocomama
    pocomama Posts: 93 Member
    I went running yesterday morning in 40* temps and I LOVED IT! Compared to the 107* I ran in in July I will take it, lol. I love winter. I dont know how I will still be able to exercise outside when the snow hits, but I will jump off that bridge when I get to it. I wish skiing wasn't so expensive...
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    I also crave Ciggarettes in winter..........no bueno!
  • ThePhoenixRose
    ThePhoenixRose Posts: 1,978 Member
    sledding, hot chocolate, bon fires, alpines, mittens, stocking caps, fleeces, hoodies, great jeans and comfy boots. warm socks, cozy sweaters, fireplaces, chili, stew, roast int he crock pot, thanksgiving dinner, FOOTBALL... I LOVE WINTER!!

    Just find a few things you like about the cold weather and latch on for dear life!!!

    ETA - also - lots and lots of hot sweaty sex. that helps too. (just for you mel...)
  • beckyhope
    beckyhope Posts: 104 Member
    You are so lucky! I need to move to AZ! I get so down in the winter and I dread the long winter every year.
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    You find the answer, you let me know.

    I always feel so guilty for sitting inside and putting around the house in the winter but i'm not going to go freeze my *kitten* off just so i can be outside lol.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    REALLY???? You need get out of this mindset. This is complete mentaltardation of your bain by setting the expectation.

    Prepare yourself by getting some home gym stuff. Learn some meditation teqniques. Throw a party. Do anything but THINK about how negative it will impact you
    Positive thinking is always good but seasonal affective disorder is real and it is a chemical imbalance. Its like telling a diabetic to think positive and your blood sugar will remain level.
  • balancebean
    balancebean Posts: 96 Member
    I hate winter. The moment the blues skies yielded to grey and the temperatures dropped below 40, I immediately sensed a mood change. I started getting depressed and craving sweets. Couple that with an ailing Dad and teenager problems and you've got ZERO MOTIVATION. I haven't even bothered to log my food the last couple of days. I just needed to talk. Thanks for listening.
  • Deckershann
    Deckershann Posts: 272 Member
    I freakin' love winter...and my drugs...and my vodka. Wait what?

    For real though, I like staying indoors and drinking tea and knitting. Hibernation/practicing for when I become an old woman :)
  • Agito
    Agito Posts: 45 Member
    I've heard that vitamin D helps but I've never tried it. I just sleep more and do everything else I normally would.
  • TheDoctor90
    TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
    Winter is my favourite season.
    Admittedly in Britain we don't get much summer, but I prefer the cold, dark mornings and nights, warm indoors, wrapping up, woolly hats and gloves, scarves, hot chocolate, rosy cheeks.
  • Deckershann
    Deckershann Posts: 272 Member
    Winter is my favourite season.
    Admittedly in Britain we don't get much summer, but I prefer the cold, dark mornings and nights, warm indoors, wrapping up, woolly hats and gloves, scarves, hot chocolate, rosy cheeks.

    vampire!
  • Natalie49
    Natalie49 Posts: 210 Member
    Hot bubble bath...
    Hot chocolate..
    Lots of movies...
    Reading..


    And as everyone else said... running or walking in the cold is really refreshing! :)
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    I come up with various indoor cardio innovations that make Winter unique and interesting while I continue my progress.
    It could be depressing as hell . I can't get out and swim, jog, play tennis, hike, walk or bike - too cold!

    That's miserable!
    So, my solution is to integrate my old boxing training into modern aerobic dance and call it "interval" training.
    I jump rope between dance steps as well as sparing, hitting the bag, jumping jacks, squat thrusts and some other things that are fun, and when Spring arrives, I am just getting weary of this and ready to get out.

    LOVE IT!
  • Natalie49
    Natalie49 Posts: 210 Member
    I come up with various indoor cardio innovations that make Winter unique and interesting while I continue my progress.
    It could be depressing as hell . I can't get out and swim, jog, play tennis, hike, walk or bike - too cold!

    That's miserable!
    So, my solution is to integrate my old boxing training into modern aerobic dance and call it "interval" training.
    I jump rope between dance steps as well as sparing, hitting the bag, jumping jacks, squat thrusts and some other things that are fun, and when Spring arrives, I am just getting weary of this and ready to get out.

    LOVE IT!


    Love the ideas! Sounds fun!
  • SetecAstronomy
    SetecAstronomy Posts: 470 Member
    Wine.
    Sex.
    Repeat.
    Wahhhhhhhhh! I'm underpaid! I'm not appreciated enough! I'm a single parent not getting child support! I was in a car accident and haven't had the car 3 months yet! Wahhhhhhhhhh!

    ...oh, wait, you said "wine"...

    ...does this mean the sex is off?
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