Marcus has today, been awarded a Pride of Britain award for his efforts in both awareness and financial support of mental health. Very well deserved.
For any one sufffering from the winter blues, try replacing some of your lighting in the house with full-spectrum daylight bulbs that mimic natural sunlight, these posts expain it a little and the bulbs aren't to expensive, worth a shot at least ? https://blog.lightbulbs-direct.com/choosing-daylight-bulbs/ https://www.makegreatlight.com/about-us/blog/difference-between-full-spectrum-bulbs-daylight-bulbs
I’ve been keeping my house lighter for longer recently to see what impact it has. I tend to hate dark mornings/dark nights as I’d feel like I’m in a loop of going to work and it’s dark, coming home and it’s dark, day gone. At work, we now get a day per fortnight working from home and it’s having a huge impact positively. Just lets us do things we wouldn’t normally do during the week and feels like there’s more of a “balance”. We’re allowed to have the day “off” and do the work we would have done another evening or at the weekend. As long as what needs to be done is done, it’s okay. Appreciate not all workplaces will be as trusting as that but it’s certainly helping us.
I detest this time of year, bad stuff always seems to happen to me around it and this year is no exception. Just been let go today from a job I started about three months ago (end of probation period). Never been unemployed before and I haven't got a ****ing clue what to do, financially or to get myself back into work.
I don't really have an industry so to speak, which is one of the many things that terrifies me about the whole situation. Just done clerical/admin stuff all my life.
Ah okay, not something I know about. Hopefully something will turn up soon. I wish you all the best in finding your next employment.
Sorry to hear that, not long term solution but probably a good time of year to pick up temporary seasonal work through an agency to keep you ticking over? Plenty of people taking on extra staff for Xmas period , etc
It is difficult. Just have to keep busy to stop the intrusive worrying thoughts. Register with local recruitment agencies that specialise in admin etc and send out your cv to relevant companies. Hammer the exercise to tire yourself out so you sleep better and avoid the warm embrace of alcohol and the guaranteed hangover anxiety that follows. Best of luck.
I'm not sure if anyone if anyone has heard of Andrew Huberman, he's neurosciencist from Stamford University in America. One of his big protocols is seeking light natural light as early as you. I work in a factory and start at 6:30am and leave the house around 5:55am. So for half the year I don't see light first thing in morning. I noticed that during in the the dark mornings in the last few weeks I don't feel fully awake until around 8am, which is around sunrise. I'm not sure if this helps anyone.
Same for me mate, this time of year is just cursed as I've had deaths of some of the closer people in my life all around this time. Now **** is happening again this year and I'm entrenched in out of town hospital visits for the foreseeable. Hope you get something sorted soon
Thanks mate. Yeah deaths of close family, losing partners and friendships for various reasons now this. Always around October/November time, which I've never been a fan of at the best of times.
