seasonal depression

Vitamin D Can Help Seasonal Depression

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It’s the beginning of December, the minutes of daylight are getting shorter every day and our seasonal depression is getting stronger. How much Vitamin D? More than I thought. Since writing about Vitamin D, sunshine and your brain this summer, I’ve been reading more about Vitamin D deficiency and what current research is finding. It’s [...]

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Surprise of Spring Depression

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We Can’t Trust the Calendar Springtime is not an automatically light-filled and easy season for many people. The official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere was March 20. But based on the Google searches that are finding this blog, lots of people are still struggling with seasonal depression and the whack to their body [...]

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How to Make Tough Decisions When You’re Overwhelmed by Winter

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The Sinister Effects of SAD It can be difficult to see the debilitating effects of the winter blues and seasonal depression when we’re in their grip. Recently a friend helped me realize how hard it can be to make a decision when you’re caught in a winter low point. Jane (not her real name) put [...]

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Why You Need a Daily Hit of Bright Light

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This is the third article in the Bright Light series. So light therapy is sounding more and more like something you’d like to try. Of course, you have more questions. If light therapy is going to work for you, here’s the key and I can’t stress this point enough: You need your daily hit of [...]

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Most of Us Are Light Deprived

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This is the second article in the Bright Light series. Most of us live most of our lives indoors. That means most of us, even in sunnier climates, are “light deprived.” Since I learned I have seasonal affective disorder, I fantasize about living in a more temperate, sunny place like San Diego. Get this: Even [...]

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SAD Stories: When the Antidepressant Doesn’t Work

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Caught in a vicious energy cycle I know what it feels like to pull myself out of bed every morning, long after the alarm has gone off repeatedly, feeling like I’d drunk a half bottle of wine the night before when I hadn’t had any alcohol at all. I know what it’s like when winter [...]

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