Seasonal Affective Disorder

oh of course geez im stupid sometimes.
good weekend so far?

 

who loves the sun... who loves the sun.. not evvvvveryone


I do get spurts of it.. but not all that much.. and not really this winter... around holidays i can get depressed but thats about it... right now im just gettin antsy to get out and go fishing...

 

Yeah I feel the same way, its gotten worse every year for the last three or four years. Every year I feel like I can't function socially, that I have nothing to talk about, that life is dull, and I run out of ideas for things to do with friends so my social life suffers. I don't wanna go to a doctor because I don't trust the meds. I would rather learn to fix the problem myself but it feels really hopeless right now. Thankfully winter is almost over in my area so life can start getting fantastic once again.

 

My brother has it. He uses a lamp, but it dosent help him much. But he goes to college in cali now so problem solved.

 

I also am going through the SAD time....I get it every year. Some year’s worse, others better. I just try to keep busy...spend as much time outdoors as possible and force myself to get up at some what of an early hour. The later I sleep, the shittier I feel.
It hits us sensitive types even more, I feel. I'm affected by every damn thing...lol.

 

That's why I always say that people in places like Dominican Republic are happier, it all comes down to the sun.
I think I suffer from the same thing, but I'm not sure. This has been the first real winter I experienced and since November I've been really depressed and now Im starting to feel a lot better, but also there was a lot of things going on, so it's hard to say if it was for one thing or the other, or both.

 

It was all my fault for not quoting him.

Good weekend..... sure. Nothing bad happened, and I'm not dead yet!
Other than that nothing exciting.

Oh, but I'm getting a baggy tonight!

 

I think I have that. I always feel that way around Winter time, and I'm sick of it.

 

Wow. This actually might explain my depression right now. I feel really bored with life. I feel like all my friends are avoiding me and that no one cares about me anymore. It might be because I don't leave my house in the winter due to the temperature, and when I do leave, I hate it. I really look forward to the spring and summer. I hate the winter more than anything.

 

now i know i'm not alone

 

I get that same thing
For me the sun and things that go hand and hand with summer (beaches, bright colors, movement etc) keep my life really on the upbeat
I sleep better, am more outgoing and dress upbeat and flavorful

In the winter time, cold weather, rain, dark swaggy sheatshirts, cold dark slow mornings preventing incentive to take showers and really GET UP brightly, cold and musty feeling in the air as well as people not fully accustomed to each other at school really can send me into depression

Less activities and feeling of growth can dwell on me badly
It really comes down to the psychology of the matter

 

I wonder if seasonal depression can be genetic. my mom gets it and I do too. I agree that us sensitive types get it. Especially being in college where all you do is drink and that can over time especially during the winter make you depressed. I think getting outside helps but towards the end of the winter it just seems to accumulate. I snowboard every day and I dont even feel like it at this point. Can't wait for some SUN! Hope this spring makes everyone a little happier.

 

It's a very simple thing really. The Sun is the source of our immediate life, the source of our energy, nutrients, and atmosphere, directly. When it is further away, there is a weaker pull and a stronger desire, which naturally puts stress on the mind. The feelings of boredom, lathargy, anxiety and so on are just the aftermath of an active mind. What the problem is comes down to the distance.