What is Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as S.A.D., winter depression or the winter blues is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health thro...
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I have just returned from a funeral in Monroe, NY wherein a dear friend of our family committed suicide. About 5 days ago she vanished from her home at 5 in the morning, all sleeping. For 48 hours her husband lived on beer, coffee and doughnuts as a missing persons program started but no activity on debit card or ezpass. Her car was eventually found at a local parking lot about 5 miles away from her home - she was inside, in a blanket, dead from a sleeping pill overdose. At the funeral family members discussed in careful terms - all emotional here - about her SAD disorder, plus a bi-polar condition. I am learning about this condition to better understand the background conditions. Secondly, this is my first impactive suicide situation and I say that from the view of someone who also survived the south tower in the World Trade Center.
Posted on 09/24/09, 06:09 pm |
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That is very sad. I am so sorry. Since you say you would like to understand this better, I would say that I doubt that SAD had much of a direct role in her taking her life because it is too early for someone to get that depressed from SAD. This is usually when it just first starts to come on, but the depression usually does not get really bad until November or December when the days are the shortest. Depression from bipolar disorder, however, can strike at any time. I would think that would more likely be the cause. Sadly, from what I read, suicide is not uncommon in people with bipolar disorder. Having said that, if her bipolar disorder made her depressed, I think the thought of the 'bad months' coming on and the dread of that could have certainly made her feel worse. Whatever the reason, I am sorry and her family has to go through something so terrible. 
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