Winter is coming

Ancient Music - Ezra Pound

  Winter is icumen in,
  Lhude sing Goddamm,
  Raineth drop and staineth slop,
  And how the wind doth ramm!
  Sing: Goddamm.
  Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
  An ague hath my ham.
  Freezeth river, turneth liver,
  Damm you; Sing: Goddamm.
  Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
  So 'gainst the winter's balm.
  Sing goddamm, damm, sing goddamm,
  Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.

I've been in mid Europe for a while. The sun here in mid winter is like being clubbed in the face with a bat of sunlight. Simply wonderful.

You might want to consider to eat breakfast before a daylight lamp, it helped me and others.

If you guys have SAD problems in California, don't go to Sweden... (Ok, there is probably few reasons to go there even without SAD problems. :-) )

Edit: The difference might be that you don't notice how different you are in winter if you grew up in the north, like not noticing the air?

I had to look that one up and felt reminded of my internship in a psychiatric hospital where I was mostly stationed in the psychotherapy center. By far the most common problem the patients had was depression. We had a huge light panel in a dedicated room and would recommend patients just sit in front of it. I thought it was amazing how much of a difference half an our of light bath made. The staff were using it, too! This was of course in Germany where, except for a few short summer months, it's always dark and gloomy.

> Asia in January

When I first started traveling for business, this is what cured me as well. I always try to get in a few days extra in the Philippines when it's winter in the EU :)

...additionally with Vitamin D in them.