First Rodeo

First Rodeo

I know how to get rid of your winter funk.

I didn't say you'd like the answer or that it'd be cheap, but I can banish your blues for the rest of the winter if you listen to me.

Azora Zoe Paknad
Feb 12, 2025
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You might not like the answer, but I know how to get rid of your winter blues.

I know how, because I just did this and positively scorched the worst ever case of winter blues I’ve ever seen— I’m talking deep, insane depression. Dead behind the eyes. Not an ounce of serotonin. No joy in any single thing in this life. No dopamine. No faith that there would ever be reprieve from the self-created hell inside my brain.

Is it cheap? No. Is it expensive? Not necessarily, it doesn’t have to be. Does it work better if you don’t have small children? Yes, and this is why I don’t have small children.

The approach is two-fold:

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