S.A.D - Seasonal Affective Disorder

[PartyGirlUK]

Victor I might have an occur I might not be able to refuse [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[suzzer99]

I've lived in LA for 6 years, grew up in KC. While 70 in Feb certainly does NOT suck, I do miss the seasons, or more accurately the change in seasons. The first warm day of spring in KC, when everyone is outside. Or the first nippy day of fall, when the air fills with woodsmoke. Mmmmm. Out here you get a little teaser of fall, but then it never gets any colder.

Not that I miss it enough to move back for scraping the ice off the windshield in the morning, or stepping into a puddle of dirty slush, or 2 months of 90+ with high humidity in the summer.

[ginko]

Vitamins, pretty much the #1 determining factor in not getting depression.

[Victor]

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Victor I might have an occur I might not be able to refuse [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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dean im not sure what an "occur" is.

anyway, my post was a bit of a joke but on a semiserious note, did you just not know how bad winter can get in cities like chicago? im not sure of what winter is like in britain.

i live in cleveland so the winter is similiar, tho i think chicago is worse. ive found that im a lot happier if i do get outside, despite the cold. jogging in the cold is pretty doable.

now, march/apr is by far the worst time of the year. im sick of winter and just hoping it ends soon but it can drag on for weeks and monthes. snow in april is normal enough. at least at the start of winter there is football to watch.

[censored] this im moving to cali.

[nubs]

Are there any winter specific activities you can enjoy in the Chicago area? Actually getting aoutside and doing something makes a big difference imo. I actually love winter because I'm an avid skiier and live close to the mountains (Colorado).

[MaxWeiss]

Happy light!

The name for such things, if you want another brand, is "bright light boxes" for "light therapy" and I have the one above. I often get on night schedules and don't see the sun.

Though this light isn't nearly as bright as I thought it would be, I do find myself "feeling" like I do in the day when sitting by a window, and generally more upbeat and happy. I think it works and I'm happy I bought it.

[MaxWeiss]

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S.A.D is made up.

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This is just completely wrong. There are numerous studies showing it to be very real.

[talkinghead]

The Scandinavian suicide rate is proof enough. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[talkinghead]

Billy Connolly used to say, there's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.

That kind of attitude perks me up a bit sometimes, an earlier poster suggested getting involved in winter outdoor activities. That's good advice IMHO.

[Uglyowl]

You watch "The View" don't you!

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