Article on Seasonal Affective Disorder

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I agree that everyone suffers from SAD to some extent, but not everyone is depressed. In some cases, SAD can definitely make depression worse. And with depression, you can go for months or even years without experiencing any symptoms, only to have something else trigger a reoccurance. I really think the shorter days cause physical symptoms in humans. We sometimes forget how attached we are to the earth and the seasons. And when we get disconnected, we experience the effects. It's no coincidence the highest rate of suicide is during the winter holidays.

 

Cyndi

 

 

In a message dated 11/23/2008 9:22:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, torrieka123 writes:

 

 

 

 

I don't know ANYONE who doesn't experience the symptoms related to this when the seasons change. I have to wonder if this is REALLY a seperate disorder or if the person is just depressed. My son has mood shifts but he has an underlying neruological disorder. Changes in the weather can make him moody. Does that mean he has SAD or is it just his pre-exsisting condition being aggrevated by the change in the atmosphere? One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!

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--- " The Oklahoma Tomcat " <jonesfamilyhomestead wrote:

>> I never heard of it while living in New York. Ofcourse, when I

grew up most children actually played outside and while the days where

shorter, we did get sunlight as much as possible.

 

You hit the nail on the head there! While it's certainly much more

serious in Alaska than in a place like NY where one could actually get

some sunlight on occasion, today's urban lifestyle gets in the way.

When I worked midnights in the wintertime years ago, I woke up to

darkness and went back to sleep in darkness. Never again! I saw no

sunshine except on my day off. As you said, when we were kids, we

played outside even in winter. Today's children watch TV and surf the

internet in every spare moment. Instant entertainment and no need to

engage the mind into fantasy or deep thought...

 

Funny thing is that today's upper science graduates tend to come from

poor country families where they felt a connection with the earth and

outdoors, and they learned to use their mind and think deeply since

they lacked money, cable TV or internet. Interesting, huh?

 

--Celia--