like when it rains they get depressed, but when it's sunnny their happy.
2006-09-21 12:46:42 · 13 answers · asked by Chris L 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
any ways to help it go away?
2006-09-21 13:18:39 · update #1
Seasonal Affective Disorder has to do with the amount of sun and thus the amount of serotonin the brain produces, so all the other answers are correct.
However, you could also be referring to a "fair weather friend" -- someone who is your friend only so long as times are good, but when you go through a difficult time, this person disappears. There's also the "foul weather friend" -- someone who loves to commisserate about bad times, but who doesn't want your life to improve, because they need to feel needed, and they don't like others to do better than them.
Cheers, K
2006-09-21 12:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder.
2006-09-21 19:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Tom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OH MY ******* GOD.
NO it's NOT a ******* disorder....
to say that your mood changes when the seasons change??????
jesus tap dancing christ I thought that was being HUMAN!!!!!
now if you are literally dancing in the street in summer, and literally attempting suicide in winter, then YES something is wrong, but there is probably something else, much more deep rooted then just a change of scenery.
I can't believe this garbage, "seasonal affective disorder"
SAD are you ******* SHITTING ME???
they even made the god damn acronym spell "SAD"
Ok, here's a no brainer, I bet there's already a pill for it??? and I bet alot of people are gonna spend millions of dollars on it...
"I get bummed out when the sky is gray, I have SAD, I need to take my pill"
(if I need to say anything else, then you're on your own)
2006-09-21 19:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by sandman96dwg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an identified physchological disorder (Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD) in which people's moods change based on the weather, but that is more of a completly seasonal thing (sadder in winter, happier in summer)
2006-09-21 19:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder.
2006-09-21 19:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe, if I'm not mistaken, my psychology book referred to it as "Seasonal Depression". My mother-in-law and I are text book examples of this condition. We both get really gloomy and sluggish when it's rainy or cloudy, and peppy and cheerful when it's sunny. I believe it has to do with the sun's natural ability to increase the levels of Vitamin D in your system that makes you perkier (or is it Vitamin E). I can't remember for sure, but I know that the sun increases your happy feelings. :) I hope this helps you out.
2006-09-21 19:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by Cherry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S A D Seasonal Affective Disorder. I get it in fall, it is so grey and depressing. I go tanning and it helps me.
2006-09-21 19:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually seasonal affective disorder only has to do with the seasons..Like when it gets colder or warmer... When someone is happy when it's sunny, it's because their brain is producing more serotonin, a drug that elevates your mood. When it is dark, their brains don't produce as much.
2006-09-21 19:50:37 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looking outside from my window,which is opened.I am feeling a little depressed,because from the looks of it there's a cold front coming in,tomorrow its probably going to rain and become cold.Oh Winter is coming home.
2006-09-21 19:52:04 · answer #9 · answered by Moanika 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal!
2006-09-21 20:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋