S.A.D.

I don't mean to make light of a disorder that I likely don't have and won't bother getting tested for but I think it's possible that I may have seasonal affective disorder. I can't help but feel so much more alive and wanting to do things when it's warmer out. When it's cold, I just don't want to do anything or go anywhere. The only reason I live in New England is because my family is here. I hate the weather here so much that I tried to move away from here in college but got too homesick. I love the southwest. I love the weather and that it's nice year round. Out of all the possible symptoms, I don't have loss of interest in work or unhappiness. But everything else, definitely:
Symptoms usually build up slowly in the late autumn and winter months. Symptoms are usually the same as with depression:

• Increased appetite with weight gain (weight loss is more common with other forms of depression)
• Increased sleep and daytime sleepiness (too little sleep is more common with other forms of depression)
• Less energy and ability to concentrate in the afternoon
• Loss of interest in work or other activities
• Slow, sluggish, lethargic movement
• Social withdrawal
• Unhappiness and irritability   

It sucks when you know you may have a problem but know there is no good way for you to treat it :(