CURE YOUR DEPRESSION
Winter Depression Moods
Winter is always like that - the days are shorter and the nights are long. It is hot and thick coats and scarves and coats and hats. This is the worst time for some people who are absolutely unable to enjoy the pleasures of home and winter sun. mood condition and difficulty of sentiment has various names, such as the winter blues, cabin fever, winter doldrums, depression or a holiday.
Despite the multitude of names, the syndrome is one and the same seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This can be regarded as a variation of depression is characterized by worsening and improvement of mood changes with the seasons. It is generally difficult to show, in winter and spring improves.
In general, people with depression have decreased very good and well in the spring and summer and winter arrives and settles in the late fall, he started down completely. The condition is also accompanied by a loss of interest and pleasure in life and feelings of inability to be happy with anything. No satisfaction is to music or books or movies, or other type of activity. It is difficult to concentrate on work and are not productive. A tendency to detach from his friends and family is often seen and often it becomes difficult for the family and friends not to mention the person who suffers.
SAD symptoms typically include the following: a person feels fortunate to have the attention, it is difficult to wake up the morning feeling tired and lack of rest and stay all day is a constant desire to sleep, a person seems to need sleep more than he or she does not know. However, it is also common that even many hours of sleep does not give a relief and a person seems to rest at all. Productivity loss, weight gain, irritability and mood swings are common, and cravings for sweets and carbohydrates. Biscuits, chocolate, pasta and bread are welcome at any time, and diet is not really a good idea and is not mutually acceptable. Provided that the person is capable of depression, usually in January and February of this intensity increases a person tends to feel worse than usual. It is a condition very unpleasant and unhappy a person suffers a lot.
SAD is a depression that stand out and clearly defined, however, much research is still needed on this question. Most surveys have tended to see the lack of light and sunlight deficiency as a cause of SAD. Fall and winter are characterized by less sun and the days are reduced dramatically. Since these are serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, is responsible for feelings of happiness. It has also been studied, which is stimulated by light from his eyes, so in winter, when light is insufficient to stimulate serotonin is low. In addition, the lack of light causes melatonin suppression. The latter is a hormone and is responsible for body temperature regulation and sleep cycles. increased levels of melatonin led to the need for more sleep and food.
Most therapists recommend light therapy or phototherapy, in the case of SAD. The former implies that a person is exposed to bright light once or twice daily for a period of 10-45 minutes. In general, a course of about a week is sufficient to improve symptoms. In other cases, an antidepressant may be prescribed in combination with the foregoing. Patients are also asked to practice more and work to limit carbohydrate intake.
Despite the multitude of names, the syndrome is one and the same seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This can be regarded as a variation of depression is characterized by worsening and improvement of mood changes with the seasons. It is generally difficult to show, in winter and spring improves.
In general, people with depression have decreased very good and well in the spring and summer and winter arrives and settles in the late fall, he started down completely. The condition is also accompanied by a loss of interest and pleasure in life and feelings of inability to be happy with anything. No satisfaction is to music or books or movies, or other type of activity. It is difficult to concentrate on work and are not productive. A tendency to detach from his friends and family is often seen and often it becomes difficult for the family and friends not to mention the person who suffers.
SAD symptoms typically include the following: a person feels fortunate to have the attention, it is difficult to wake up the morning feeling tired and lack of rest and stay all day is a constant desire to sleep, a person seems to need sleep more than he or she does not know. However, it is also common that even many hours of sleep does not give a relief and a person seems to rest at all. Productivity loss, weight gain, irritability and mood swings are common, and cravings for sweets and carbohydrates. Biscuits, chocolate, pasta and bread are welcome at any time, and diet is not really a good idea and is not mutually acceptable. Provided that the person is capable of depression, usually in January and February of this intensity increases a person tends to feel worse than usual. It is a condition very unpleasant and unhappy a person suffers a lot.
SAD is a depression that stand out and clearly defined, however, much research is still needed on this question. Most surveys have tended to see the lack of light and sunlight deficiency as a cause of SAD. Fall and winter are characterized by less sun and the days are reduced dramatically. Since these are serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, is responsible for feelings of happiness. It has also been studied, which is stimulated by light from his eyes, so in winter, when light is insufficient to stimulate serotonin is low. In addition, the lack of light causes melatonin suppression. The latter is a hormone and is responsible for body temperature regulation and sleep cycles. increased levels of melatonin led to the need for more sleep and food.
Most therapists recommend light therapy or phototherapy, in the case of SAD. The former implies that a person is exposed to bright light once or twice daily for a period of 10-45 minutes. In general, a course of about a week is sufficient to improve symptoms. In other cases, an antidepressant may be prescribed in combination with the foregoing. Patients are also asked to practice more and work to limit carbohydrate intake.
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