The fall is here and winter is just behind it. I have always struggled through winter, and this year on top of everything going on I’m dreading it. Anyone have advice on how to make it through the winter blues?
My suggestion is make new rituals. I’ve never been a fan of the holidays bc I have almost no family and every holiday growing up was a nightmare… the longer I’ve been sober The more new rituals I’ve created- suggestions from my therapist. MY old roomate and I used to go buy a ton of cute decorations for Christmas and made our house look really cute and inviting and then we’d exchange gifts. This year will be reallly hard bc my boyfriend lost his mother in march to alcoholism and so it will be his first holidays without her- which I went through several years ago. This year we will be focusing on making new memories too and creating new fun rituals to do to connect and make holidays not be something we dread. Try figuring out fun things to do that might take your mind off of everything. I know options this year will be pretty limited bc of Covid but hopefully by Christmas more will be opened up
Yeah I really relate the holidays don’t suit my depression
Stay busy as possible! Work, hobbies, reading, online classes, webinars, podcasts, audio books, tv shows, movies, cooking, dinners, dating, shopping, window shopping, road trips, other trips, communicate a bunch with people in here and other sober communities, schedule coffee dates, dinners, lunches, JAM PACK YOUR SCHEDULE. oh and get some exercise every morning even if just a quick walk and some push ups. Will help much with keeping away from depression. good luck!