9-5 Winter Depression?

Water Cooler
#1

I’m pretty optimistic but every winter I get a little depressed and consider starting up my own business, leaving nyc for another state or country, leaving the finance industry, ect. I was wondering if anyone else gets similar feelings in the winter -

#2

Well, seasonal depression is more common than major depressive disorder, so I’m sure there are a lot of people with the winter blues. Only a few weeks more, and it’ll be warmer again. NYC can be particularly harsh in the winter, since you usually ‘walk’ everywhere as opposed to driving along a snowy field in New England, etc.

#3

We all do. Lever up some Vitamin D and St. Johns Wort. Get Sam-e if you really need a re-up.

#4

move to hobbitland…much happiness awaits you there…(new zealand/aus)

#5

Thats why I don’t live in the north anymore. Winter sucks.

#6

Yeah man, I’m in Pittsburgh and I’ve been sleeping a ton and stress eating these past two weeks. Winter blues and grad school interview stress. I drank an entire jug of OJ in one sitting last night.

#7

I get these year round, but more so in the winter.

#8

FTFY

#9

I drank an entire jug of OJ too last night. Haha.

#10

Me three! Word.

#11

I’m getting long Orange Juice futures.

#12

Yea, i definitely get seasonal depression. For me, consistently exercising and eating healthy mitigates it a bit.

One of my roommates goes tanning during the winter like once every couple weeks and swears by it. Fake warm sun is better than no sun I guess. Haven’t tried personally but worth a shot.

#13

Misery loves company so i’m glad to hear it. I work out a cray amount but that endorphin release is short lived once the alarm clock goes off. I hate the north east too but my gf swears by it (totally diff topic that i dont even wanna discuss). In any event, i guess ill buy some oj and try and get some sunlight if, or when, it stops raining.

#14

This reminds me of Trading Places…great movie that happen to be on TV over this past weekend.

#15

My brother once purchased me one of the blue led lights when I used to work euro-hours. I carried it in its pouch like a dork on the subway, and I thought my brother would be sad if I dropped it, and it broke, and I would say, ‘Oh no, my blue light!’

#16

Yes. It is normal to feel disillusioned and disinterested in the winter. However, generally, people become re-motivated once the bonus hits their bank account.

#17

never knew benji franklin cures depression

#18

Move to Southern California… it rains 20 days a year and 55 degrees in the morning is considered cold.

#19

I’ve considered it - in fact i was staying at the St Regis in San mateo recently and I came close to the point of no return.

#20

That’s why people quit if their bonus is bad. Bonus is the reason they go to work. Without it, their job sucks.