does winter weather make you depressed?

Question

I feel down in the dumps and I am noit usually like that. Is it that time of year? why am I so gloomy all of the sudden?

Answer 1

yea you could have that depression that people get during the winter, i would suggest going tanning, so you get some of that UV rays on you, they say that it does something to the body, like its tricking it and makes you think its summer and then go and do some things to make you happy, like manicure or pedicure, massage...treat yourself..it will do wonders.

Answer 2

There are a lot of people that get the "Winter Depression" (actually, its called "Seasonal Affective Disorder" or SAD) -- and it is absolutely normal. I use to have a friend that got the same way every year, and we developed a silly name for it called the "No Sun Disease" Because you can feel down, gloomy, sad, unlike you would feel in the sunny warmth of Spring or Summer.

Go to this website and read a little more about it and of course, you should always seek professional help right away if you start feeling worse, not getting out of bed, or begin to have bad thoughts.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/winter_depression.htm

I wish you the best of luck. I am sure we all experience this at one time or another in our lives. You are not alone.

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Answer 3

I feel the same way during the winter time and I live in Florida. Usually I'm outside doing something, but when winter rolls around I just want to sit inside and watch movies.. So, it does get boring and depressing. Like the person above me said, go tanning or get a manicure/pedicure and it will make you feel better. It works for me! :o)

Answer 4

I know winter weather often makes my mother depressed. She lives in a colder climate than the one she grew up in, but she would definitely say yes.

I love winter weather, since I grew up in that cold climate, but even then, there are times that I want winter to be over and I feel depressed. So it's very possible.

I don't know what your lifestyle is like, but it's never fun to go back to school or work or whatever you go back to after the winter holidays. That always makes me gloomy.

Hope you feel brighter soon!

Answer 5

yeah winter time makes every one at one point or another get a little depressed. go some where where its not as cold or wintry. do something you would do during the summer or if threes any sunshine go stand in it for a few minutes.

Answer 6

yea - it makes me depressed too - I think because the holidays are over and the weather is yucky....

Answer 7

yeah it may be. when it gets cold like this it makes me just want to sit around wearing sweats and not do anything