Are You SAD??

Well here we are in the "dead" of winter. The tempuaratures are in the single digits and there is snow on the ground. The days are short. There is more darkness then light and lots of people have colds and some are battling little "flu bugs".



And then Nature comes along and gives some people S.A.D.

What is SAD?



SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every Winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February.



It is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter.

For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment.

For others, it is a mild but debilitating condition causing discomfort but not severe suffering. We call this subsyndromal SAD or 'winter blues.'



Are you sad?? I think I may be at times. But if so, mine is mild.

I find going to a tanning place and laying in one of those beds for 30 minutes helps. And allowing whatever sun there is out there to penetrate my little "cave". And keeping my blinds open as much as possible to see the outside.



Following is a link to some things people can do who experience S.A.D.



http://www.sada.org.uk/treatment.htm



Happy Saturday......