Report on ABC News that some adults get depressed during the winter time due to less sunlight

[Meathead]

I am 76 y.o., and a big part of my life is getting outdoors and doing stuff outside. Golfing, biking, hiking, simple walks in the neighborhood. Ten thousand steps a day is a mantra.

This Winter has been worse than any in recent memory. No golfing, no biking (not safe with ice on the pavement), and even walking is somewhat hazardous and not worth the effort. I still go to the gym 5 days a week, but it's not the same as getting outside.

Is it any wonder that it affects our temperament?

I will be heading down to Florida (the Villages) for the months of February and March. Can't wait.

Yeah, I'm 70 and this winter has been like living in an ice box. Off to Thailand till mid-March. Enough is enough.

 

[Concerned American]

I will be heading down to Florida (the Villages) for the months of February and March. Can't wait.

Dec. and Jan. are the months I really notice---the darkest, shortest days.

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

If you are an adult and get depressed because its winter time then its time to admit yourself into a ******* mental institution because you are clearly not normal. If are grown and dont know how to occupy yourself indoors during the winter season then u are pathetic. Now I can see kids but not any who is grown

Have you noticed if you suffer from depression? If it is happening it would be associated with the problems you have with dating.

 

[0311]

If you are an adult and get depressed because its winter time then its time to admit yourself into a ******* mental institution because you are clearly not normal. If are grown and dont know how to occupy yourself indoors during the winter season then u are pathetic. Now I can see kids but not any who is grown

This has been known for years.

 

[fbj]

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) has been recognized and studied since the 1980s, making it a subject of research for over 40 years. LOL, and ABC thinks this is NEWS?

a grown person cant occupy themselves because its winter??

 

[fbj]

You didn't know that sunlight is actually important for mental health?

Or if not sun, at least outside air?

Okay

for kids yes not grown people

 

[fbj]

Have you noticed if you suffer from depression? If it is happening it would be associated with the problems you have with dating.

my bank account is frozen so dating dont depressed me. Especially when I can order someone to be my girlfriend for weekend

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

my bank account is frozen so dating dont depressed me. Especially when I can order someone to be my girlfriend for weekend

Depression isn't something you might notice. After a while it just becomes part of your usual mentality. From reading your threads i get the idea you place to much emphasis on what you want not realising you won't find your perfect woman anyways. It's give a little take a little.

 

[toobfreak]

If you are an adult and get depressed because its winter time then its time to admit yourself into a ******* mental institution because you are clearly not normal. If are grown and dont know how to occupy yourself indoors during the winter season then u are pathetic. Now I can see kids but not any who is grown

It's called SAD, Seasonal Affected Disorder, a normal condition of many people deprived of sunlight and sunlit hours.

So far as this winter has gone so far, it isn't exactly helping matters...

 

[fbj]

It's called SAD, Seasonal Affected Disorder, a normal condition of many people deprived of sunlight and sunlit hours.

So far as this winter has gone so far, it isn't exactly helping matters...

I guess I since I am a homebody I am not bothered by winter season. Its so many things I enjoy doing at home

 

[Concerned American]

a grown person cant occupy themselves because its winter??

Really has nothing to do with occupying themselves. It has everything to do with the amount of sunlight, indeed light in general a person absorbs. In the northern areas of the country, it isn't unusual for docs to prescribe vitamin D supplements to make up for the reduced natural vitamin D absorption.

 

[Concerned American]

I guess I since I am a homebody I am not bothered by winter season. Its so many things I enjoy doing at home

You're in TX and the days are longer than say WA or MT.

 

[fbj]

You're in TX and the days are longer than say WA or MT.

Im in Philly

 

[Concerned American]

Im in Philly

My mistake--still not as bad as it could be.