can types of day cause depression?

Question

I am just wondering, if there is a time of day and/or seasons cause one to be more depressed, then normal. or depressed at all? whats your input?

Answer 1

It's believed that sunlight regulates serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is one of our brain chemicals that helps keep our mood, sleep, appetite and energy levels normal. In the late fall and winter when there is much less strong sunlight susceptible people can develop seasonal affective disorder or "winter depression". Many people find relief from the symptoms by spending more time outdoors or sitting in front of special lights for an hour or two a day. Also, darkness causes our brains to produce melatonin. Melatonin is the hormone that's responsible for putting us to sleep which may explain the excessive sleeping and tiredness in winter depressions. Typical symptoms of these winter depressions are hypersomnia (sleeping much more than usual), excessive fatigue and lack of energy, irritability, increase appetite and carbohydrate craving. A smaller number of people with seasonal affective disorder experience summer depressions. They often have the opposite symptoms of winter depressions (anxiety, agitation, insomnia, decreased appetite and weight loss). Summer depressions are less understood but some experts believe that some people's brains may be more sensitive to increased temperatures or their brains produce too much serotonin in the summer.

Answer 2

There is a syndrome called Seasonal Affective Disorder (sad) that is common in areas that have less light during the summer. Regular old lightbulbs wont help (despite what the person just above this post says). Only artificial light that mimics sunlight will help. They even make "sun" lightbulbs that you can use to help combat some of its effects. Depression also can come and go for many other reasons and most people who are cronically depressed experience good days and bad days.

Answer 3

Winter is often linked to depression because it's so gray outside and there are less hours of sunlight. People need light to help them be happy. People who live in the far north, like Canada or Scandinavia, where there are only like 6 hours of sunlight a day in the winter, often have a lot of trouble with depression.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I dont think that the weather can CAUSE depression, but I think it can seriously effect your mood. I always feel low in rainy weather, because it is very gray and dull. I usually feel my best about mid morning. P.S I am depressed, see phyciatrist, blah blah, Depression is something that usually lasts 2+ weeks of down time, so i guess unless you lived in a country with very miserable whether that could influence your moods.

Answer 6

SADS, seasonal affective disorder, occurs in the winter when days are shorter, and resemble depression in many ways. so winter, with its less light, is more depressing, so using more artificial light often helps.

Answer 7

I've always heard that dark cloudy or snowy weather can make people depressed. So YES.

Answer 8

yes