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Bad night

SpikeyMark

I had my first panic attack since my diagnosis last night.

I kept my wife awake too before a busy work week.

I did too much at the weekend and burned myself out and ended up ruminating all night about anything and everything.

I know others here don't like Christmas, but I love it and it is very important to me and I convinced myself I was going to ruin it.

I'm not looking for anything really, just wanting to offload and explain if I am a bit dis-jointed and random over the next few days. I didn't sleep at all.

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  • Whether you like Christmas or not, December is a tiring month for everyone. It's partly all the overwhelm of the lead up to Christmas (noisy shops, more to do to prepare for the holidays, etc) and I believe it's also partly due to the short days and long dark nights, which can affect mood.

    I have a Lumie alarm clock, which has a sunrise style light which comes on low and increases over 30 min before turning off. You can have a choice of sounds with it such as birds or ocean waves, or have the radio coming on. Although I'm now retired, since I had a mentally bad day a couple of weeks back I've started setting it again, just at a later time than when I was working, as I think it does help me.

    Just try to put this behind you and focus on making sure you have a schedule which includes breaks from everything, treat yourself to things you like, and look forward to the holidays.

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  • Whether you like Christmas or not, December is a tiring month for everyone. It's partly all the overwhelm of the lead up to Christmas (noisy shops, more to do to prepare for the holidays, etc) and I believe it's also partly due to the short days and long dark nights, which can affect mood.

    I have a Lumie alarm clock, which has a sunrise style light which comes on low and increases over 30 min before turning off. You can have a choice of sounds with it such as birds or ocean waves, or have the radio coming on. Although I'm now retired, since I had a mentally bad day a couple of weeks back I've started setting it again, just at a later time than when I was working, as I think it does help me.

    Just try to put this behind you and focus on making sure you have a schedule which includes breaks from everything, treat yourself to things you like, and look forward to the holidays.

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