In every online community I’ve ever seen, winter depression has been a noticeable thing, and this site is no exception. The combination of weather and being indoors, having to deal with shitty family over the holidays, being lonely over the holidays, etc. is bad enough, but I feel like this year is worse than usual due to the election and other events.
I don’t know if recent bad vibes might be in part due to this, but regardless, please treat both yourself and others with kindness, at least as much you’re able to. Also, don’t hesitate to open up to people you trust if there’s anything on your mind you want to discuss.
Does anyone else have any good tips for dealing with it? Please let us know in the comments, and thank you for reading this.
I highly recommend people at least try guided meditation too. It’s not a silver bullet by any means, but some days I get really bad anxiety and taking a step back to breathe, ground myself, and pay attention to my own body and surroundings provides a sense of relief for a few moments.
seconding this.
i personally do some tai chi, and some other eastern meditations in addition, but learning how to get into that meditative state where you can just exist, is really really nice. I like to think of it as taking a break from reality and giving your mind some time to rest and in return you get like a +5% buff to everything you do.