Comments on: Next Year, I’m Telling February To Take A Hike

By: Beca

Beca — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:17:51 +0000

A SAD light a vacation somewhere warm and sunny (on the cheap, Vegas in Feb during the week is cheap, we got a hotel room for $67 a night)

By: Bipolarlawyercook

Bipolarlawyercook — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:00:23 +0000

Blogging, not being afraid to use my ativan to get a good night’s sleep, lots of hot baths, on-demand cuddles from my husband (no, literally, “I need you to snuggle with me right now), and just putting one foot in step of the other, while repeating “this too shall pass.” My husband likes to remind me, “It’s just astronomy, babe, the sun still comes out and will get warmer– it always has.” It depersonalizes it for me a bit, which always helps.

By: Raystad

Raystad — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:54:09 +0000

You’re all correct about February being so hard. The only year (in the last 20) i didn’t feel downright suicidal in Feb. was when i made the extreme decision to spend the 3 worst winter months in Sydney. I worked at the airport in Mpls. and saved up about 6 thou. and bolted and lived in a flat and spent my days walking walking walking till my feet literally bled. But my head was in the right place. That was the only time…

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:31:12 +0000

I completely understand. It was last February that I was placed in the hospital and I’m finding that this February is hard also. Sorry you’re going through this, but at the same time it’s kind of comforting to know I’m not alone and that I can get through this. Thanks for your amazing writing.

By: Sparkling Red

Sparkling Red — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:01:24 +0000

So far, keeping a daily blog is the best treatment I’ve found. Better, cheaper, and more reliable than talk therapy, which makes me feel worse 50% of the time. This is not the time to have someone else fishing around in my mind, looking for bruises to press on.

By: chantel

chantel — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:30:02 +0000

Oh my god, I’m going through this right now. Its rough; you described it perfectly. I don’t know if I’ll survive it but I’m trying.