Seasonal Depression
Every January I get down. A few years ago we decided it was a lack of vitamin D. It's the vitamin you get from the sun that makes you happier in the summer. So I started taking Vitamin D. Recently I have been down. I don't really show it to anyone but my wife. I blame it on whatever seems to be happening that day or week. I think I know what the problem is. My depression comes from selfishness. I start to get sad and I start to close myself off from spending time with people. I start to become a time-czar. "I don't want to have anyone over because I never have a chance to just sit and do nothing!" What a stupid phrase and what a stupider thought. I always feel better when we have people over to our house. (And who actually wants to do nothing?) Depression comes from self-focus. Self-focus fades into self-interest and then into selfishness. Selfishness lends itself to insecurity, lack of trust, and ...