There seems to be a lot of it about.

[baratron]

I have a theory that just about everyone I know seems to be depressed at the moment, and I think it's because it's got to the point in the year where it's been winter for so long that it's like it's never going to end, and we all feel like crap due to lack of daylight. However, I realise that it is not winter for everyone in the world, and that some people are probably enjoying some lovely sunshine right now (the lucky sods!).

So here is a totally unscientific livejournal poll on the topic. I wish it was possible to write livejournal polls that link together the answers from multiple questions and correlate the answers automatically. Oh well. Question 2 is deliberately vague because I set about writing time intervals like "2-3 days ago" and "4-7 days ago" before realising that I couldn't remember the answer to it that precisely myself, so it was probably pointless expecting anyone else to.

[Poll #1331853]

Oh yes, and if you do happen to feel just great at the moment, then please comment below to say why, because the rest of us need cheering up.

Comments

[brooksmoses]

I am slightly confusing your correlations, because I checked "yes, I have a medically-recognized depressive disorder" but at the moment, I feel pretty normal. (What's normal for a depressed person? Good question -- and not one I have a personal answer to, really.)

I think most of this is that it's a very nice sunny day, and I just spent a half-hour out taking a bike ride.

[baratron.livejournal.com]

When I talk of a "normal" mood, I tend to mean "being of the same mood as other people in this situation". So normal for a person in general, rather than the average mood for that particular person. It's true that my average mood is probably on the low side, but I'm also very aware of where my mid-point or "normal" is.

[kyte.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly with you on that one.

Generally I tend towards the low, but I'm reasonably fine for me at the moment.