You are not alone. The Grinch stole my Christmas spirit too. A lot of drama with some of my kids recently. Plus I work in a homeless family shelter and see so much every day. Some disgusting enough to make me wonder why I do this work and some heart wrenching enough to remind me why I do. And every year I am affected by SAD. I elected to go off my anti-depressant during the past few months (agreed with by my doc). So getting through the holidays and winter months will be a test of my will. God bless everyone on this board, and I wish you all a happy Christmas.