I was wondering.

[Misunderstood.]

Can anniversaries of certain times which make you upset, have a substantially bad impact on your emotional / mental health for a while even if you aren't conciously thinking of what happened this time however many years ago?, all the time.
Or do certain times of year make for better / worse MH?..for whatever reason.

Just interested on other peoples opinions, it might help straighten out my own and understand a bit more why my MH has regressed so much recently. I'd rather not go into details about what the anniversary entails [it's not relevant]

Thanks for any replies in advance x x x x

[still]

hello,


donno who to start realy,..erm,.. I think I does affect me even if I try not to think about the events,... but I think you still unconsialy remember what happend.

tanvir

[judey]

yes i think definitely. anniversaries of bad events effecting your mental state is a feature of PTSD - traumatic events. but it can be so for anyone who has had bad experiences - like people feel bad around the time of year that someone they loved died. also people in mental health services can feel bad about anniversaries to do with their mental health - for example anniversary of an overdose or admission to hospital. i think the thought "oh this time last year/2 years ago/10 years ago this was happening..." can be upsetting. Also there is Seasonal Affective Disorder which involves feeling low and depressed at certain times of the year.

[Cedrus]

I think so too. I often find that around the time of year that my mother moved out I get quite down, despite not actually thinking about it. I think it's about the way the inconcious mind is dealing with things and also repressing them.

*hugs* hope things get better soon.

[Misunderstood.]

(hugs back)

Okay, thank you for the replies ..very much so.
I thought it'd be an unconcious thing, but I wonder how that happens.
The lack of control over my moods etc is =[ as even though positive things are on the horizon atm practically, I'm stuck in the past...involuntarily (obviously).

Thinking if such and such hadn't happened (ex fiancee calling our engagement off) things could be so much better. Strange thing is, this time of year is when I was making final plans to move in with her in the first place as apposed to when the engagement collapsed.
And comically it's my poorly controlled symptoms that probably drove her away from me.

ED symptoms are resurfacing too after a year with them not being too extreme -also feels out of my control but they are here to try and reclaim some kind of control..somewhere..if makes sense. Like it's kicked in to keep me sane or something.



Psychiatric defects ever the prevailing influence on life...