Posted on 11/06/2022 6:35:18 AM PST by EVO X
I was watching the Weather Channel this morning and just like clockwork they pull SAD off the seasonal reporting shelf.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651
I am a 60 something and have never experienced this. I've taken long airline trips and have experienced jet lag on occasion, but it does not last for more than a day or so. Anybody on FR have this disorder?
My daughter has issues with it toward the end of winter. She bumps her vitamin D up near the end of February for about 6 weeks and that solves most of her issues.
” Anybody on FR have this disorder?”
does the “windet blues” count?
Thanks for the report.
I do. Grew up in NY/NJ and had it every year. Now, despite my outdated screen name, I live in Florida. I could never live in a state that is gray half the year again.
I lived at about 45deg N for a decade and between the really short days (exacerbated by being on west slope of mountain) it was a thing toward end of window with less than a third of the day with real sunlight and cold af
It’s real. The UV lights for 20 minutes or so in the morning makes a big difference for me.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. These symptoms often resolve during the spring and summer months. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer and resolves during the fall or winter months.
Treatment for SAD may include light therapy (phototherapy), psychotherapy and medications.
Don't brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the "winter blues" or a seasonal funk that you have to tough out on your own. Take steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year.
Careful. SAD could lead to SADS
Saddest cases are the ones who make it through every year coming out of it by the skin of their teeth.
Because they come out they believe they always will.
Until they don’t.
Took two kids with him.
Every year. Starts to ramp up when the days get shorter and colder. Lasts until real Spring without snow comes. I never had it until I moved to the Midwest. When it gets really bad, I use a light in the morning to help me. This is nothing like jet lag. It’s just a dreariness sort of feeling, like there’s a cloud hanging over my head. I consider myself and optimistic, pretty happy person, but when winter approaches, I have to fight for myself to stay above the fray of this disorder.
The upper midwest can be rather dreary during this time of year. We can go a month or so without seeing the sun at times..
Glad it works for you..
I was born and raised in Florida. Lived in Georgia and Texas, but when I got to Ohio, this hit me. I love the Midwest cause of the folks here are genuine and sincere, not merely polite. However, when we get our first cold snap, I have a day or two of doldrums.
Years ago, someone remarked why is it that I turn on every light in the house? I told them I need a lot of light, and most houses in the Midwest are dark and depressing to me, and they are. We decided that I was like a plant. You know how some things grow in the shade, semi-shade, or full sun? Well, I am a full sun person. I need light, and I like color, too. Grays don’t soothe me, they depress me.
After 35+ years in the Midwest, I am seriously considering moving further south for retirement.
I live in NY and work outdoors and I get a winter tan as well as a summer tan. I have no idea what they’re talking about.
Some said it was an issue when I lived in Alaska — weeks and weeks of darkness and partial darkness.
Our group defied it by having extreme fun and not letting it get to us. The big party was Groundhog Day, and we’d call people in Punxsutawney just to check in. Dopey — but it was a reason for a party. Then Fun Rendezvous. I think it’s a mind-over-matter thing.
My boss managed a large call center of ladies who were crotchety so he thought that installing those lights to simulate sun would help. It didn’t. They were crochety ladies 24/7/365.
I believe until about 100 yrs ago, people spent a lot more time outside, no matter what the time of year. So yeah.
When we lived in Ohio, I grew to expect SAD. usually after Christmas through April. We moved to SC and interestingly enough my symptoms are more in the summer months. I am heat intolerant and with the oppressive humidity in the summer, I find myself staying in the house more, so I believe it has everything to do with sunlight.
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