[WingsOnFire]

What a wonderful thread and wonderful answers. I wonder if this also affects partners of those who work 2nd or 3rd shift. I work day shift and my partner works 2nd shift. I find it difficult sometimes to deal with depression that creeps into my life. I have felt myself sinking into depression over the past couple of weeks and have been trying to figure out what is causing it. It dawned on me this weekend that the weather is changing, its getting cooler, and darker earlier.

I too suffer from S.A.D. and I know alot of it is because of that. I changed my lights at work to fluorescent lights and my house lights are fluorescent but I didn't think about the full spectrum lighting. Might have to check that out as well as the seasonal light. I think that will help alot as I am already feeling the effects of my S.A.D. as the weather is changing this week. Damon and I talked about small amounts of tanning in a tanning salon might help as well.

So, I think it might be a combination of personal struggle, S.A.D. and missing him at night. I do get to spend a small amount of time with him every night. He tucks me into bed and makes sure he helps me relax and fall asleep. I see him on his 2 days off (sometimes those are during the week so I see him at night) and on the weekends before and after work. Communication for us is the key to working through any emotions I may be dealing with. We text and talk every night and that helps alot as well.

So I think I will try the Vitamin D, seasonal light and tanning to see if that helps my S.A.D. so that I dont drive him nuts this winter

Thanks for this thread and the answers given so far. I love the support I see everywhere on this site.

Becca...