The Anonymous Widower

My December Blues

I’ve been pretty down the last couple of weeks with my nose running like a drain and my left hand and foot feeling extremely cold.  Admittedly the weather hasn’t been good with very little sun. In fact the odd day of sunshine has cheered me up.

I’ve also improved myself a bit, by adjusting my heating so that it is on all day downstairs at say 20°C and letting the heat permeate upstairs to where my living room, kitchen and bedroom are. I then use the air-conditioning to keep the temperature at 20°C with as high a humidity as possible. Over the last few days, I’ve brought the temperature down a degree or two and now as I sit here typing it’s just 18°C with a humidity of 44%.

The biggest effect has been on my gut, to which I would give a rating of 8/10.  It’s not been like that much in my memory.

So I looked back at this blog to 2011, 2010 and 2009 and in my memory to other years.

In 2011, I found this post from December13th. I was obviously feeling down, but thought it was a tooth.  I had it out and life didn’t really get much better.  So was I suffereing similar December Blues.

In 2010, I moved on December 16th  Perhaps because of the excitement of moving I didn’t seem to be too low, but I had had a bad period in September.

2009 was the last year in which I had a December holiday. I went to Goa with an honourable lady and I felt very good.

2008 was pretty bad although I did have an excellent Christmas.

Obviously 2007 was awful as C had just died.

If I go back in time, I can remember two things.

C and I often had a weekend away in the autumn and a long holiday after Christmas.  She liked to be on call at Christmas, as it is a busy time for family barristers.

I also remember a discussion with my doctor, who thought I could be suffering from Seasonal Affected Disorder. I’ve also been told by an eminent cardiologist, that everybody needs a week in the sun around the turn of the year.

So perhaps the cure is in my own hands.

I should find a warm place with sun for a few days.

December 10, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Health | Weather