Seasonal Affective Disorder Support Group
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 throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal mood...
hi every1 im not sur im in the right place so please feel free to tell me ur opinion.winters are not cold here in new zealand but every winter i feel the need to sleep for long periods of time,befor i was a mum i would sleep through winter,our winter lasts 3 months,waking only to wee and eat toast about every 2 days.to try and stay awake is very painful and my mind is most certainly still patialy asleep.sometimes i will go to the toilet with my eyes still closed just because i dont hav the energy to open them.now im a mum,holy hang!we go to bed at 5pm and then up at 7am,i get my girl off to school and then by 9am im back in bed and dont rise again untill 3pm wen i must go to pik her up.i cook dinner an then at 5pm its into bed again.iv delt with depression an this just isnt it.then spring comes and i am away!!awake!alert!bouncing all over the place.i do wok outside so i am a seasonal creature.my dear friends break in through the winter to make sure im alive,yes really,break in,ooo bless them.they also come in spring and say (o we new ud be rising soon)and (wen we saw the new born lambs we new it was ur wake time)so am i SAD or am i a bear?hahhahaha.thanku for listening.any questions feel free.
I think we are the only ones in the group from the southern hemisphere, but there were a couple of members who stuck around to support me through our winter (thanks blueviolet).
Have you been to see a doctor about it? If not, that may be a good idea, although depending where you are in the country, a lot of doctors still haven't heard of SAD. You sound like you have good friends by your side though.
I would also reccommend the book "Winter Blues" by Norman Rosenthal, for general information on the disorder.
Welcome to the group
I love the book and man she recommends.
welcome to our group.
you can watch us all fight to keep ourselves healthy this winter and learn from us, so you will be ready for your next one!
Oh, and I always say I am too close to nature, and act like a bear in winter too...you didn't mention all the eating they do (I do!)
keep coming back.