depression

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

get a UV light. it'll help you treat your S.A.D.

what do you mean?

[JL21]

get a UV light. it'll help you treat your S.A.D.

what do you mean?

Seasonal Affective Disorder

[thrill]

get a UV light. it'll help you treat your S.A.D.

what do you mean?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (basically seasonal depression) is caused by a lack of sunlight/vitamin d which hitting a tanning bed or having UV lamps will help.

[Spider John]

get a UV light. it'll help you treat your S.A.D.

what do you mean?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (basically seasonal depression) is caused by a lack of sunlight/vitamin d which hitting a tanning bed or having UV lamps will help.

I know someone who suffers from this.

I live in West Tennessee where we usually have mild winters, but I still get really antsy this time of year for springtime and warmer weather. I can't imagine how it must be living in the northern climes like most of you do. It would depress me too.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

That's crazy. I didn't even know such a thing existed.

[JL21]

That's crazy. I didn't even know such a thing existed.

I learned about it when I was a kid and we moved to Wisconsin. My mom got it/has it/whatever.

If it's at all possible to get the reverse of it, I have that. The way you guys feel when it's cold and snowy is exactly how I feel when it's been 90+ degrees for 3 months.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

That's crazy. I didn't even know such a thing existed.

I learned about it when I was a kid and we moved to Wisconsin. My mom got it/has it/whatever.

If it's at all possible to get the reverse of it, I have that. The way you guys feel when it's cold and snowy is exactly how I feel when it's been 90+ degrees for 3 months.

Yeah, but at least you have baseball during that time.

[Jocephus]

one the spanish teachers in my high school had that seasonal depression thing...she was open about it

[thrill]

Most people have it to some extent. It's why Swedish movies are about flawed and tortured people and Brazilian movies are about dancing and parties.

[Cronos]

I read a quote once that said: "Depression is the only disease where the body tries to convince itself that it doesn't have a disease".

Depression is an insidious beast, and as I found out tonight in class, the 4th leading cause of death(not sure if it was US or worldwide; probably US) today. It's why I'm devoting my career to help put it out of commission any way I can, along with other debilitating mental conditions.