Have you been experience with suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?

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When the seasons change during the Winter Blues ?

Have less energy than usual?
Feel less productive or creative?
Need more sleep?
Feel down or depressed?
Have less control over your appetite?

Evaluate yourself to see if you have seaonsal affective disorder (SAD). If the score over 11. You have SAD in your emotional.

http://www.normanrosenthal.com/winter_blues_2.html

It is interesting to know about yourself. I was wondering why I have been down and depress lately. Did not do anything chore around the house. I thought, I was something wrong with my psychological problems.

I have to find to errands to do at home like do crafts and redecoration the living room, boys's and my bedrooms. When your home look so neat and pretty with redecoration. It will help you feel bright everyday. Join clubs, orangization, and High School Parents Activities. It will make you feel good about yourself. :D

Do not let Winter Blues devasated your engery or hobby ! I can't wait the clock changes forward Springtime. Much longer the sun will give us more engery. I already become sick of icy and snow in Massachusetts.
 
That is why I put in tulips and HURRY UP SPRING in my avatar. I suffer from this badly, especially during month of February where we get very little sunshine.

When I moved to Oregon from California, I started getting depressed every winter. I couldn't figure it out until a few years later when my doctor said that I suffer from SAD. So I am more aware of my temporary depression and learned how to manage it without going crazy. But it is still hard every year regardless.

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i also believe i have SAD altho i never had it formally assessed -- i CAN tell the difference in myself between the winter season and the summer seasons

Meg -- u arent alone! i too AM hurrying up for Spring :lol:

:hug: thanks Sabrina for posting this as this would be something for everybody to be aware of when theyre struggling with the winter blahhsies and notice the changes between the seasons
 
Aw :(

I know how you girls feel, :grouphug: I feel somewhat the same thing, I don't like winter ...*crying myself a river here, psst Deaf258, where are you when I need ya? *
 
I scored 11, but in my case, I don't think the high score indicates SAD. I believe I have depression of SOME TYPE (probably clinical), and the winter months just aggravates the overall condition for me. In other words, I'm always depressed, but just more so in the winter.

Whatever. :roll:

I know how this feels, so I give anybody suffering from this a huuuuge :hug: It's not fun dealing with this, I know.
 
Meg,
Re-condiser you gonna moving back to california ? Maybe reason your health really miss used to be perfect weather for you... ?? Just my guessing..

I went california 5 times.. aww.. beautiful weather and wishes could live there but... EXPENSIVE high living no thanks to be settled there...
 
Bullym0m said:
Meg,
Re-condiser you gonna moving back to california ? Maybe reason your health really miss used to be perfect weather for you... ?? Just my guessing..

I went california 5 times.. aww.. beautiful weather and wishes could live there but... EXPENSIVE high living no thanks to be settled there...
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I really wish I could. Not a day goes by without me being a little homesick for Central California.

But I have 2 anchors here in Portland, Ore so I need to stay here while they need me. If I move out of state, I will automatically lose my custodial rights of my daughters.

Some day, I will move back but hope that California will not be swallowed up by an earthquake or tsunami ;)
 
Meg said:
Some day, I will move back but hope that California will not be swallowed up by an earthquake or tsunami ;)
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Better not! *knocks on wood*
 
i have it.. i was diagnosed with it when i first arrived in rochyshit back in '99.. gained 60 pounds in the first year too.. ever since i moved out of there.. i felt so much better even though i still have it (mild) but not as severe as it was when i was living in rochyshit.. :ugh:
 
thanks for put here.. sometime i do depression while winter time.. i hate this! :cool:
 
I don't think am I depression.. NONE.. Just a day for being upsetting.... Gloom in my mind turns out bitter.. That's all I have.. not related SAD..
 
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