This is just good advice in general. One of the best ways to stave off depression is to have something in the future you're looking forward to. They say that planning a vacation is actually better for your mental health than taking the vacation itself (still take the vacation.)
I can wholeheartedly agree with this. I take almost all of my vacation days at once and make a big trip in the summer. I travel by train and sleep in hostels and the planning of every stop and how to get from place to place gives me immense joy. It takes a lot of work and time to do that, but it's so worth it. I can suggest everyone does that at least once in their lifetime. It gives you a completely different perspective on life and what you intend to do with it. This was at least my experience.
You wouldn’t be human if that didn’t make you very very sad. I hope it all goes as well as it can, given the circumstances. Might sound like an odd thing to say but at least you know and can say your goodbyes and tell him you love him? I’m very sorry.
I'll be sure to report back! I heard that it takes a couple of days to weeks to kick in. There is pretty good evidence behind it. I'm setting it up right now. One lamp next to my bed on the nightstand and one in the kitchen. I'll have to figure out the kitchen situation, but will find a solution.
Sorry for necro, but this advice is the same good as it was last year. Also, if something is already planned with other people, one just HAS to wake up and go if not ill, even if the weather isn't exactly mental health-improving.
We're into our third month of snow. Got most of another foot last night. Snow is a nice fantasy and all until the realities become plain. So much more work. Being this far north means that I get that much less sunshine than anywhere else. That really gets to me. Snow means outside can kill you. I feel profoundly unsuited to live somewhere that is snowy for nearly half a year.
Reporting back! They seem to actually help. It's also getting day earlier now, but I still thing they help!
i live around the corner from a florists store which has audio of birds singing playing from a speaker outside, just like your video minus the music. i would probably go crazy if i lived in that building but since i just walk past it its actually pretty nice
I live in a pretty wooded area so the birdsong picks up like crazy as soon as it gets above 60 outside. It's nice for a week or two and then you start waking up to blue jays fighting right outside the window at 6 am. The winter juncos are cute but I miss the sun and warmth
