SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Jeremiah D.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is depression brought about in certain individuals due to a lack of sunlight. It has taken awhile for the experts to acknowledge this phenomenon, but SAD is now established. SAD hits hardest in the winter, and is more common in the North than the South, for obvious reasons. There is an interesting article discus ...
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Aromatherapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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Jennifer Nordin
I usually don't post articles this long, but it is such an excellent overview of what SAD is and how essential oils can be beneficial. My personal favorites for the midwinter blues are grapefruit and orange. Remember, don't apply citrus oils on skin that will be exposed to direct sunlight as skin sensitivity and discoloration can occur.Ms. Gist and ...
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Relieving the effects of SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
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Douglas E.
From article: Help Anxiety, No SAD Times this Winter!, by Jen Crippen.Now that the clocks have been turned back the days feel very short.Darkness will fall earlier everyday until December 21st, then the days start getting longer.This time of year many of us (including myself) start to feel the winter blues. The past few years I have made a few cha ...
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With the End of Day Light Savings Time Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder SAD
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Melissa G.
WIth seasonal changes and the clock being set back for the end of day light savings time it is natural for individuals in the northern hemisphere to feel the change in your mood. As days get shorter and darkness more plentiful, do you feel slowed down or unmotivated to wake up? Quite possibly, you just feel down in the dumps. What you may be exp ...
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Mental Health Humor: Ask Dr Bob Bob, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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chatobstewart ..
Buzz up! RSS Feed Mental Health Humor: Ask Dr Bob Bob, Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)Permission granted for non-profit use by artist: Chato B. Stewart.Question:Dr Bob Bob, I am really sad and blue. I get like this every year even though I am not diagnosed with depression, I feel so down. But, this time of the year I JUST FEEL DOWN and I do ...
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Mental Health Humor: Use GLAD For Your SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
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chatobstewart ..
Buzz up! RSS FeedMental Health Humor: Use GLAD For Your SAD - Seasonal Affective DisorderPermission granted for non-profit use by artist: Chato B. Stewart.Monday Doctor Bob Bob gave us some somewhat off centered advice to just move away from the area that you’re dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Was that good advice or not?The ...
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Winter Depression Or Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Dr. Shock
It’s the time of year again, the time for Seasonal Affective Disorder or Winter Depression. In the beginning of this year I posted the criteria for seasonal affective disorder (SAD).Very characteristic for SAD is that most SAD patients develop ‘atypical’ symptoms of increased fatigue, increased sleep duration and increased appetit ...
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Bi-Solar Disorder: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter Blues, Seasonal Depression and treatment...
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Melissa G.
Do you experience seasonal depression or the winter blues? Do you experience lower energy levels, weight gain, fatigue, interrupted sleep and irritability each fall and winter? If you can answer "yes" you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder SAD... but you can do something about it! What is SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Aff ...
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