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Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Joanne replied to Bri's discussion 'SSAD... Do I have it?'

Besides, as a little child crying my eyes out I went to the beach, by the time I was around 12 I would stay up all night watching TV. I liked being up when it was dark outside, especially in the summer. When I was a young adult in my 20s, I would al…

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CROCUS WOOD replied to Bri's discussion 'SSAD... Do I have it?'

hellooo - i can only give you my thought and im sure there are others here who can say it better than me..it doesnt sound greatly like you have ssad - one of the main factors is the hating the heat sun and light which you say doesnt effect you and m…

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freaking out

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April Wood commented on CROCUS WOOD's blog post 'mourning the passing of the early dark'

Oh how I can SO relate. I have been mourning the passing of the dark nights since the day of winter solstice. Sunset time has already gone from 5:00pm to almost 6:00pm. I can't stand when people say "Oh, I'm so glad; the days are getting longer so i…

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Re: I Hate this Place

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SSAD... Do I have it?

Hi. I'm Bri, and I'm 14 years old. I think I might have SSAD, but at the same time I'm not sure because some of the things I've seen people saying about it don't really seem to fit.For one, in almost every article I've found on SSAD, it says specifi…

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I hate this place..

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SSAD... Do I have it? 2 Replies

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Started by Bri in Sample Title. Last reply by Joanne 1 hour ago.

Another great thing about living in Texas....tornados. 1 Reply

Our weather here is so screwy. It's not unusual to have unseasonably warm temperatures in the middle of winter here. I've had Christmases where it was 75 or higher out. Well, with those warm temps co…

Started by Brandy Lynn Ladika in Sample Title. Last reply by April Wood Jan 26.

Complaints about winter being depressing... 5 Replies

I know that we've discussed this at length, but I still find it amusing. Just the other day my mother said to me: "I hate winter, it's so depressing. Don't you agree?" Of course, I said "NO" and laun…

Started by Brandy Lynn Ladika in Sample Title. Last reply by April Wood Jan 24.

80 degree Thanksgiving 3 Replies

Anyone else having to put up with feeling like you are in fact the roasted turkey dish? It was hot as heck out here in Los Angeles today--dry and warm like a hairdryer! Luckily it cooled off very qui…

Started by Saskia Smith in Sample Title. Last reply by Cristal Ruiz Dec. 3, 2009.

What does everybody else love but you don’t? 8 Replies

Okay, everybody (well, almost everybody) loves the bright, sunny sunshine… well, all but us 1% or less, so I started wondering what OTHER things everybody loves, but I/we don’t? It seems like everybo…

Started by Allen in Sample Title. Last reply by michael cameron Oct. 24, 2009.

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freaking out

my friend also with summer sad text me to say the uk government want to move onto europe time..i dont know what that means really if we move the clocks one hour more or two..and i dont want to know right now..but waht i do know is its more light - i was really freaking out and had a disturbed night really feelings so scared - how on earth would i cope with it..i dont cope now..some of my friends say they wont be changin their clocks anyway in march...not sure if this would work ? im telling myse… Continue

Posted by CROCUS WOOD on February 8, 2010 at 1:54am

Re: I Hate this Place

Computer would not let me post comment, so answering this way. Man, do I know how you feel. I have the misfortune to now live in South Florida and am originally from NY. here Punching people who say don't you just love it? Let me count times. I used to just mutter something and walk away. I now answer them and say no I hate this place. You should see the looks on their faces, but I simply cannot hold back anymore. It's a small comfort, but there is no point in lying.

I, too, get up hours before… Continue

Posted by Joanne on February 7, 2010 at 5:35pm

I hate this place..

3am and I intend to stay up as late as possible to escape the bright glaring sun in this desert (insert foul word). Bad enough I have to suffer this in Summer, but now in the dead of winter?? My friends back east are enjoying record amounts of snow and complaining! I am wondering..who came to the conclusion that bright glaring sun, without a cloud in the sky equals "beautiful day"??? God created this earth and weather so why all the complaining about alleged "gloomy gray skies"? I don't get it a… Continue

Posted by April Wood on February 7, 2010 at 2:09am

mourning the passing of the early dark

im feeling bereved of the passing of the dark nights and mornings..that it wont be dark at four o clock for so long..the light is slowly creeping up on me though im trying hard to ignore and deny it.just as the light and heat will come though so will the dark return. its not reached red or amber alert for me yet though..dark comes fast and there is thick fog and snow outside

Posted by CROCUS WOOD on February 4, 2010 at 5:29am — 1 Comment

Groundhog day

Just like in the movie; I wake up and same day; sunny and bright. Really loathing this place now and if I hear one more person say "what a beautiful day" I'm going to whack them up side their head. For the love of Pete, it's still the middle of the winter!!! Ugh...Need to move to Seattle or the UK. Sick and tired of being so depressed I can't even get out of bed:(

Posted by April Wood on February 2, 2010 at 11:33am — 1 Comment

I gotta get out of here!!

Another day of bright sunshine an not a cloud in the sky. It was cold but doesn't help much. It's the constant sunlight that hits me the most. Since it's been such an unseasonably cold winter; people are talking about how hot the summer will be. I don't know if I can handle glaring bright sun AND stifling heat. If my disability ever gets approved I am out of this desert h*** as soon as I can. It's like the movie "Groundhog Day". Every day you wake up and with the exception of the temps, same wea… Continue

Posted by April Wood on January 26, 2010 at 7:33pm — 1 Comment

Oh Happy Joy! (NOT)

I hate these biased weather people. Tomorrow (gag!) another "lovely SUNNY day, with temps going up to 50's soon!!'...I wanted to throw a shoe at the TV. Why do these people just assume that everyone loves bright, glaring sun! After three days of cloudy bliss I'm going to have to be subjected to misery again and it's Winter for the love of Pete!!! Add to that I live in the Southwest at a high altitude so you can literally get a sunburn in the winter. Bad enough I have to live through stifling hea… Continue

Posted by April Wood on January 24, 2010 at 8:15pm

The sunshine never goes away here even in dead of winter

After a mere two days of cloudy bliss and even some rain, the usual weather has returned. While it is cold, the sun is bright, glaring, and is beating down on everything like one of those huge maglights the police use.

Just when my depression had lifted, it is back again in full force. I have to get out of the Southwest. I feel like I am in my own personal hell here. While the other 95 percent of the US is being pelted by rain and snow; I can't even get a simple cloud day here. And if I hear on… Continue

Posted by April Wood on January 24, 2010 at 10:20am — 2 Comments

Hello from Winterland

I popped into the site today for the first time in ages and see we have new members and still active message boards and blogs. Cool! Welcome to all the new members.

Here in Saskatchewan we are still enjoying (add sarcasm here) winter. Our temperatures are more moderate than they were in December, but our above 0 (C) temeratures have disappeared. I am looking foward to spring...however brief its appearance is *sigh*

Posted by Jackie Thackeray on January 19, 2010 at 8:51am — 2 Comments

Mist, wind, and rain on Tiger Mountain

To ease my pain of living in a perpetual no-winter climate, my brother sent me a video he took at the peak of Tiger Mountain in Issaquah which is 20 minutes east of Seattle. There is something very soothing to me about watching the wind rustle the trees around.