As the weather changes, you may be like me and begin to feel the effects of seasonal depression. The phenomena is so prevalent that healthcare providers have even given it a name and an acronym: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is a type of depression that happens around the end of October with the symptoms being a lack of energy and feeling of hopelessness. Many connect it to the reduction in sunlight, but I think my onset is more from being cold. I don’t like to be cold.
The X Factor
No human is exempt from mood swings and bouts of sadness, but some people suffer more. Recognizing the symptoms and having some tools in your toolbox for combating what I like to call the “devil speak” in our heads is important to break and keep the negative feelings from spiraling.
Recently I watched Jonah Hill’s documentary called Stutz. In this movie, they call devil speak “X”. Watching Jonah and Mr. Stutz talk so candidly is a nice reminder of our human frailties and our frequent inaction to combat those frailties, especially when you are in a weird headspace.
I Read Lots of Self Help Books
Self help books are often repetitive information framed in different ways. I particularly like the way the Stutz documentary framed their action steps.
I will say the documentary was a little longer than it needed to be, but I will also say, about halfway through, there is a reveal; a peak behind the curtain. I won’t tell you what it is but there is a twist to the story.
Even though we are all the same, we are also all different. My husband Grady fell asleep during the documentary while I took copious notes.
*The image at the top of this post is from this Medium article.
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