I'm okay with you butting in and anyone else that comments to this post. I've gotten a lot of useful tips and advice that I really shouldn't ignore including the finding a therapist. I don't have a primary physician in anchorage but I'm thinking I should be able to contact a therapist without a doctor's recommendation, right?

It never occurred to me that the lack of sunlight could actually affect my mood but even in texas when I didn't get much sunlight I was still getting more in 30 minutes than I've gotten in months up here.

Hugs and thanks for caring.