Sad For No Reason

VFJ Pilates | Musings

Some days, I just feel low.

There is no drama, no big event, just a slow, quiet fog that wraps itself around me for no reason at all. The kind of sadness that makes no demands, yet insists on being noticed.

It usually sneaks in when the clocks go back. I notice I stop opening the curtains as early. I move slower, even when I am not tired. I reach for comfort, in snacks, in soft jumpers, in long showers that buy me time. And yet, I feel oddly disconnected from myself.

I used to try and power through. I would write it off as laziness or moodiness, convinced I just needed to snap out of it. But I have since learned that there is a name for this kind of sadness, and it is more common than I realised. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, does not always show up loudly. Sometimes it just whispers. It takes the sparkle out of ordinary days.

Now, I do things differently. I open the windows for five minutes, even if it is cold. I stretch, even if it is just my arms overhead and a slow roll-down. I let myself cry if I need to. I message a friend. I sit with a cuppa in the light. I stop fighting it and start caring for myself the way I would care for someone else.

If you are sad for no reason, you are not making it up. You are not being dramatic. And you are definitely not alone.

— Victoria

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