Anyone else have SAD?

[Woodznutz]

I have suffered from "Seasonal Affected Disorder" for several years now. I began to notice it about 10 years ago. Over the winter months I slowly go into a sort of depression where I lose interest in things. I just don't feel right. Then about the time spring arrives I snap out of it. This year was no different. The other day I went for a walk, first walk in many weeks, and the next morning I was my old self again, feeling great and ready to take on the world. Anyone else have similar experiences?

 

[Hafar1014]

I have suffered from "Seasonal Affected Disorder" for several years now. I began to notice it about 10 years ago. Over the winter months I slowly go into a sort of depression where I lose interest in things. I just don't feel right. Then about the time spring arrives I snap out of it. This year was no different. The other day I went for a walk, first walk in many weeks, and the next morning I was my old self again, feeling great and ready to take on the world. Anyone else have similar experiences?

Light therapy (phototherapy) uses a specialized 10,000-lux light box to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) by mimicking natural sunlight, typically requiring 30 minutes of morning exposure. It resets circadian rhythms and boosts mood-regulating chemicals to combat winter depression symptoms like low energy, sleep issues, and low mood.
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• Intensity: A 10,000-lux light intensity is recommended for maximum effectiveness.
• Safety: Devices should be UV-free.
• Timing:Daily morning sessions of 30 minutes are most effective, ideally shortly after waking
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  • Method: Sit near the light, typically 16-24 inches away, while keeping eyes open (but not staring directly into it).
    
    
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[Unkotare]

 

[Woodznutz]

Light therapy (phototherapy) uses a specialized 10,000-lux light box to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) by mimicking natural sunlight, typically requiring 30 minutes of morning exposure. It resets circadian rhythms and boosts mood-regulating chemicals to combat winter depression symptoms like low energy, sleep issues, and low mood.
Yale School of Medicine +5
Key Considerations for Effective Light Therapy:

• Intensity: A 10,000-lux light intensity is recommended for maximum effectiveness.
• Safety: Devices should be UV-free.
• Timing:Daily morning sessions of 30 minutes are most effective, ideally shortly after waking
  .
  • Method: Sit near the light, typically 16-24 inches away, while keeping eyes open (but not staring directly into it).
    
    
    Yale School of Medicine +4

Common Light Therapy Devices:

Thanks. I've heard of that therapy. A lady tenant of mine used it but said it didn't help much. But she had other problems as well as SAD. I don't feel that mine is serious enough to bother with the light therapy. I just live with it until spring.

 

[Lockback]

I don't think I'm afflicted with SAD.
I do know a couple of things: I loathe winter with the intensity with a thousand suns.
Which leads me to a second point: I hate sunny days in the winter. The low angle of the sun, particularly if there's snow on the ground, kills my eyes. I hate the glare. It gives me a headache.
I always have to laugh in the winter when somebody says, "Yes it's cold today but at least it's sunny!"
To which I answer, "That makes me hate it even more."

 

[Unkotare]

Some of y'all wouldn't last one year up here in New England, by the sounds of it.

 

[JGalt]

I have suffered from "Seasonal Affected Disorder" for several years now. I began to notice it about 10 years ago. Over the winter months I slowly go into a sort of depression where I lose interest in things. I just don't feel right. Then about the time spring arrives I snap out of it. This year was no different. The other day I went for a walk, first walk in many weeks, and the next morning I was my old self again, feeling great and ready to take on the world. Anyone else have similar experiences?

We used to just call that "cabin fever" or the "winter blahs."

 

[Woodznutz]

I don't think I'm afflicted with SAD.
I do know a couple of things: I loathe winter with the intensity with a thousand suns.
Which leads me to a second point: I hate sunny days in the winter. The low angle of the sun, particularly if there's snow on the ground, kills my eyes. I hate the glare. It gives me a headache.
I always have to laugh in the winter when somebody says, "Yes it's cold today but at least it's sunny!"
To which I answer, "That makes me hate it even more."

Nothing prettier than a sunny day in the winter if there is snow on the ground.

 

[Lockback]

Nothing prettier than a sunny day in the winter if there is snow on the ground.

I know that's the usual reaction.
To me it's one of the ugliest sights on Earth. I hate it.

 

[Woodznutz]

We used to just call that "cabin fever" or the "winter blahs."

Fortunately, it doesn't come on right away and only lasts for a few weeks, for me anyway. Knowing what it is makes it easier to get through.

 

[Woodznutz]

I know that's the usual reaction.
To me it's one of the ugliest sights on Earth. I hate it.

You may need to move to warmer climes.

 

[JGalt]

Fortunately, it doesn't come on right away and only lasts for a few weeks, for me anyway. Knowing what it is makes it easier to get through.

I don't care for winters. It seems like they get longer and colder every year and with all the ice and snow, it's gets hard to get outside and do anything. Spring and summer is better, but then there are those damned ticks with their Lyme's disease. I don't want that shit again.

 

[Lockback]

You may need to move to warmer climes.

Well, that's another issue.
I would move in a heartbeat and have wanted to for years. Ohio in the winter sucks.
But my wife's parents are still alive at 93 and show few signs of imminent demise. And there's no way she would move until they're both gone. That could well after I die at this point.

 

[Unkotare]

Winter is my favorite season.

 

[Unkotare]

Wrestling season is during winter.

 

[Woodznutz]

I don't care for winters. It seems like they get longer and colder every year and with all the ice and snow, it's gets hard to get outside and do anything. Spring and summer is better, but then there are those damned ticks with their Lyme's disease. I don't want that shit again.

I had Lyme's disease as well. Fortunately, I recovered completely. Some don't and have ongoing health problems because of it.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Use bright lights for 12hrs a day in the winter.

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