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If It's Darkness We're Having, Let It Be Extravagant

How I stopped white-knuckling through seasonal depression and learned to work with winter instead of against it

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Teri Leigh πŸ’œ
Nov 04, 2025
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I didn’t have a typical experience of the pandemic.
I loved it.

As an introvert, going into the outside world is always a bit anxiety-laden, so I relished the quarantine lock down permission to stay in the quiet of my home. I was happier than usual the whole summer of 2020.

But then the days started getting shorter, and the nights darker.

The dark creepe…

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