seasonal affective disorder

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I'm Never Going To Take Our Christmas Tree Down!

Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 14 Dec 22

Gracious... we have had many grey, gloomy days lately. I have to say days like this can pull my mood down ... I am a sunshine girl. Shorter days, less daylight can cause SAD ... seasonal affective disorder. You can Google it,...

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This May Be the Season to Ease the SAD Part -- When the Day Gets Dark Early

MarleneAM @MarleneAM (293) 21 Nov 16

Are you one of many, who suffer from: SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? Has the (pre-mature) darkness got you down, moody, or extra hungry? Perhaps, you will find the linked article/guide (below), to be helpful in easing the...

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It must be late

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 15 Nov 15

Because it's dark outside. I spent a little time on myLot this morning before church, but then I was out of the house for several hours. When I got back, I found myself jealous of all the lovely pies they had for their Family...

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Winter Blues Turning Yellow

TheIrishClog @TheIrishClog (985) • Ireland 7 Mar 12

I suffer from what I believe to be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It's not a nice thing to experience it and I believe it's quite common although not officially recognised as far as I know. It leaves me tired, unmotivated,...

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Does the weather affect you?

LeighB @LeighB (698) • Thailand 10 Feb 11

Now a days a lot of people suffer from S.A.D (Seasonal affected disorder). Do you find that the weather affects your mood or do you think it is all just mind over matter? For the past 11 years I had been living in a tropical...

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Essay/ Commentary Piece: Alien

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 12 Sep 09

I don't know whether you would really consider this a commentary or an essay... But I wrote this in early 2008. Critique it, hate it, but please be sure to tell me what you liked and what you didn't please?:) It's safe here where...

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Does the weather affect your mood?

pushkin69 @pushkin69 (546) 10 Aug 09

I firmly believe that the change in the seasons brings a change in my mood. Maybe I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder a little. I become more moody and down during the winter season. The sun always makes me happy and i have...

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Does the weather make you feel low?

luckyattraction @luckyattraction (268) 28 Mar 09

I've always seen a direct link between the lack of sunshine and my moods. ON days when there is plenty of sunshine, for no reason at all, I feel upbeat and full of joy. on the other hand, when it is dull, gloomy and cloudy I feel...

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Has anyone tried a SAD lightbox for seasonal affective disorder?

liquorice @liquorice (3887) 19 Apr 08

When we had a few days of sunshine recently I noticed how much difference it made to my mood and my general feeling of wellbeing. I felt so much happier and my worries felt quite insignificant. Then the sun disappeared again...

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yasdnilelis @yasdnilelis (26) • Canada 13 Mar 07

It's starting to get sunny again and I'm SO excited because the dreary days and dirty snow REALLY get to me! I hate, hate, hate the winter! This winter has been especially bad because I've been hormonal too...I'm pregnant! Does...

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Light Therapy for Depression & Seasonal Affective Disorder

jencat @jencat (1) • United States 27 Dec 06

I have suffered with Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder for a number of years now. I am on a number of meds, from anti-depressants to anti-psychotics, which have changed many, many times over the last two years. My doctor...

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