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...
Hello, I have been depressed during summer months for as long as I can remember, but didn't realize it was an actual THING until maybe 10 years ago. It was THEN that discovered what I have is REVERSE Seasonal Affective Disorder, which means I hate summer as bad as MOST people hate winter. (Until then, I had only heard about depression during WINTER months, but not summer.) I know there are others who can relate, so feel free to contact me. If anyone is interested, I have a short video (YouTube) about my own experience with summer depression called: What kind of FREAK am I? The REVERSE side of Seasonal Affective Disorder*. I am so glad to be here, NONE of my friends understand my summer depression, and probably laugh at me behind my back! Thanks for reading, Carl
About mid May-some time in September I feel like I can't function as well. When that summer heat comes along, bringing that blinding sunlight, so does the misery. I get nausea and headaches from direct sunlight, which I'd dismissed as just me being weird, but my acupuncturist suggested that it could be a vitamin D conversion problem. Is that something common? I love fall and winter, even though the rest of the world complains about it, and I like spring, though it makes me a bit anxious because I know what's coming. It's hard for me to get things done in the summer, to find the wherewithal to finish projects, and I find myself feeling less confident. Glad to talk to someone else who experiences this kind of thing. What do you do to combat it?