jimmy jamesWhat is SAD?
October 30th 2006 17:03
Category: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Season changes are a normal part of the Earth’s lifecycle. With these changes come different experiences. Spring yields relief from wintertime. Summer brings lots of outdoor life, energy and fun. Fall yields a beautiful season. Winter yields many inconveniences such as snow, ice and cold. A lot of people also experience severe depression in the wintertime. This is called SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and is often accompanied with weariness and irritability too. This is caused by a hormonal change that takes place when a person is deprived from light for a long period of time.
People develop SAD because of the lack of sunlight. Studies show that 20% of Americans suffer from some form of SAD. These studies show that 25,000,000 Americans suffer from mild to moderate SAD. Of course there are also more severe forms of SAD, which leads to symptoms so severe that people’s jobs are jeopardized and their lives are disrupted. Some of these people are also driven to suicide.
People develop SAD because of the lack of sunlight. Studies show that 20% of Americans suffer from some form of SAD. These studies show that 25,000,000 Americans suffer from mild to moderate SAD. Of course there are also more severe forms of SAD, which leads to symptoms so severe that people’s jobs are jeopardized and their lives are disrupted. Some of these people are also driven to suicide.
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