I had colleagues who swore by these things. They used them during Night Shifts.
I don’t know if they actually work, but others seemed convinced.
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I have a SAD lamp.No idea if it works or if it is placebo but I am told I am easier to live with if I use the lamp.
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Yep, I was looking back at when I quit my permy jobs and they’ve all been Jan/Feb time so I’m guessing I was utterly pissed off and possibly due to winter blues or SAD.
Current job is enjoyable but frustrating sometimes but I’m finding myself looking for contracts again. I know I have no choice but to stay as I have so much invested in shares and pension but still find myself wanting to quit.
Top tip - Best to feel shit all year round, then you don’t notice any difference in January 
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Or hold a bake off in January.
Cheers everyone up 
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Really sorry to hear that Jon.
So I’ve had some hip pain lately, at one point it was so bad I was walking with a stick and contemplating whether to jack in my job as the commute to London once a week was casing agony for days.
Doctor / physio suspected osteoarthritis and an x-ray was ordered and once analysed he confirmed it was a mild case of such. Told I could look at replacements (gettyfuck im not that old - and he agreed), steroid injections or do exercises and see how it goes. I opted for the latter. No real improvement was made.
A few months later I was racking my brain to think of ways to alleviate the pain and it occurred to me that I changed my shoes at about the same time it became painful. So a new pair of shoes was bought and after a month or so the pain receded then it came back.
Weird.
What else was going on? Well to cut this word salad short around the time I switched shoes I ran out of my statin meds and didn’t re order for a month or so. After a consultation with Dr Google I discovered one of the common side effects of statins is…. Joint pain and inflamation. My cholesterol was borderline ok and they only seemed to give me the statins because old. So I’ve fucked them off again and tadaaa pain free for weeks, so much so I spent last Friday bouncing around a dance floor for 6 hours and Saturday my legs only mildly ached. I’ve also started CoQ10 supplements as apparently this is what statins block / whatever.
I have a medication review soon and I’ll be strenuously informing my doctor that the statins can do one and if they are worried about my cholesterol they can find something else
So if you have joint pain and take statins maybe have a word with your doc.
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I had a similar experience last year, I stopped the statins and the (muscular) pain stopped.
I also had a similar hip problem last year which disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared, unfortunately it has recently returned although it is less severe this time 
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In January I was taken off Statins and put on Ezetimibe as an alternative.
So far, so good.
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My sister was getting really bad pains in her hips. She tried different statins and it got rid of the problem
Mine are painful after 1/4 of a mile on flat ground,so probably should try changing them
Second counselling session yesterday. Went well. Felt fucking knackered afterwards and had to have an afternoon nap!
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Growing pains are real
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The truth sets you free.
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Just discovered that a friend who is a similar age to me died this week (having played in the same concert last Saturday with no sign of anything wrong¹) through a Whatsapp message from the orchestra. Slightly numb about that.
¹nothing has been said, but given what has come out so far it doesn’t sound like it was mental health.
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So last Sunday my sister ( who’s been Stg4 ) and been in ITU for a couple of weeks, but now out , called me last Sunday to let me know she’s been given 6 months max. Not 6 months plus. Just up to 6 months.
Not sure what to say other than to put out here.
I’m fucking devastated. And really don’t know how I feel. Just numb.
As others have said, many times before, fuck you cancer.
We’re close, and I’m fucking devastated. She’s my little sister 
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Words always fail faced with this kind of pain…
Is she strong enough to bucket-list the shit out of the situation?
We’re hoping so.
For silly reasons, we’ve had a joint account for a number of years and the bank is decent. Just need to get her to say to blow it 
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Shit. Cancer is a proper cunt.
I lost both my parents to it, and would like to be able to say the experience taught me a great deal about the nature of existence, but sadly, cancer is a cunt is the best I can come up with.
I wish your sister the very best. I wish you strength and hope.
I’ve nothing else to offer, but if I did, it would be yours.
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Just read this out to Jan. We are both thinking of you and sending a cuddle out.
We’re always here if you need a break.
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