Q: "I suffer from BPD and have done at least 15 years. I would like to know why evenings are worse than daytime."


A: "Without knowing more about your situation, it's difficult for me to say exactly why you struggle more in the evening hours than you do during the day. I assume from your question that evenings are "worse" because your emotions take a negative turn? If that's the case, you may wish to consider a variety of things. Firstly, many people have this challenge who work and/or are occupied with other tasks or activities during the day but have no outside involvements at night and have "too much time to think". If that's the case, I would encourage you to involve yourself in a few structured activities that you enjoy during those hours to see if that helps. Secondly, some individuals suffer a low-lying form of depression during the fall and winter months when it gets dark early in the day because of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Information about SAD is widely available via the internet. Lastly, if you're on medication, you may wish to check with your doctor to see if there's a connection there and if s/he could alter the dosage and/or time of ingestion to help balance out the transition between the day and evening hours."