SAD – or not
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Just wondering – I figure there may be some people who know about SAD so i’m asking here – anyone ever heard of the opposite? I’m sitting here thinking that i’m feeling a little down and thinking about it it’s kind of common this time of year (I’m not depressed, just a bit more emotional that usual, and more tired etc), and in the warmer months I’m always feeling more rotten – the more sunlight i get the worse it seems – I also have DSPS – and wonder if my body just likes dark and not light, like it’s supposed to? Tal
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> Just wondering – I figure there may be some people who know about SAD so > i’m asking here – anyone ever heard of the opposite? I’m sitting here > thinking that i’m feeling a little down and thinking about it it’s kind of > common this time of year
For anyone who may not realise "this time of year" refers to summer (down under)
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it would make total sense if the sunlight interfered with you getting a full night’s sleep Tal i had to have black out’s on my windows in order to get enough sleep to NOT feel bad during the summer……….. at the same time…. i suffer from SAD in the winter when we don’t get enough hours of sun this far north where it’s dark when you go to work and it’s dark when you go home too try some tinfoil on the windows to black out your bedroom and see if that makes things better for you…….. can’t hurt……. kate "Tal" <goer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:32j47nF3lhmcnU1@individual.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Just wondering – I figure there may be some people who know about SAD so > > i’m asking here – anyone ever heard of the opposite? I’m sitting here > > thinking that i’m feeling a little down and thinking about it it’s kind of > > common this time of year > For anyone who may not realise "this time of year" refers to summer (down > under)
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> it would make total sense if the sunlight interfered with you getting a > full > night’s sleep Tal > i had to have black out’s on my windows in order to get enough sleep to > NOT > feel bad during the summer………..
umm, hehe, in my case, that’s not likely, my bedroom is in the centre of the house i’m in now (the owners blocked in the old verandah to make a kind of "room" and took out the window of the bedroom so that it wasn’t "looking into another room" – there’s a very small window in the walk in robe (which i have a curtain in covering) so no sunlight distubing the sleep of THIS puppy! – but it is a valid thought… ever since I got "sick" i seem to be sensitive to the sun – i just feel ill and can’t stand in the sun for more than a minute or so before I start feeling bleh – heat is also a bad thing, and while i’m pretty sure i’ve always had some kinda problem with heat sensitivity (can’t take a "hot" shower or drink "hot" drinks – i have them warm) it has defiantely become worse since my overall symptoms started – so I wonder if there’s something weird going on where my body is just reacting badly to sunlight or something… Beth in Australia
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how is your thyroid?????? that’s the very first thing that came to mind from your ‘my thermostat isn’t working’ description you gave below kate "Tal" <goer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:32j7e8F3m4g3aU1@individual.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > it would make total sense if the sunlight interfered with you getting a > > full > > night’s sleep Tal > > i had to have black out’s on my windows in order to get enough sleep to > > NOT > > feel bad during the summer……….. > umm, hehe, in my case, that’s not likely, my bedroom is in the centre of the > house i’m in now (the owners blocked in the old verandah to make a kind of > "room" and took out the window of the bedroom so that it wasn’t "looking > into another room" – there’s a very small window in the walk in robe (which > i have a curtain in covering) so no sunlight distubing the sleep of THIS > puppy! – but it is a valid thought… > ever since I got "sick" i seem to be sensitive to the sun – i just feel ill > and can’t stand in the sun for more than a minute or so before I start > feeling bleh – heat is also a bad thing, and while i’m pretty sure i’ve > always had some kinda problem with heat sensitivity (can’t take a "hot" > shower or drink "hot" drinks – i have them warm) it has defiantely become > worse since my overall symptoms started – so I wonder if there’s something > weird going on where my body is just reacting badly to sunlight or > something… > Beth in Australia
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I’ve had it tested numerous times over the past 10 years, always smack bang in the middle of normal – not even slightly high or low – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> how is your thyroid?????? > that’s the very first thing that came to mind from your ‘my thermostat > isn’t > working’ description you gave below > kate
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Hi— Possibly be checked for "Lupus". It sounds exactly like the symptoms. My niece has it, so it is "in the family". Possibly read the book "The Sun is my Enemy". It’s about what you are describing, and probably your local library will have it, or get it for you, if they have inter-library book loans. Or google "Lupus" Best—- Ron (also very very sensitive to the sun, makes me sick and very exhausted) Tal <goer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:32j7e8F3m4g3aU1@individual.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > it would make total sense if the sunlight interfered with you getting a > > full > > night’s sleep Tal > > i had to have black out’s on my windows in order to get enough sleep to > > NOT > > feel bad during the summer……….. > umm, hehe, in my case, that’s not likely, my bedroom is in the centre of the > house i’m in now (the owners blocked in the old verandah to make a kind of > "room" and took out the window of the bedroom so that it wasn’t "looking > into another room" – there’s a very small window in the walk in robe (which > i have a curtain in covering) so no sunlight distubing the sleep of THIS > puppy! – but it is a valid thought… > ever since I got "sick" i seem to be sensitive to the sun – i just feel ill > and can’t stand in the sun for more than a minute or so before I start > feeling bleh – heat is also a bad thing, and while i’m pretty sure i’ve > always had some kinda problem with heat sensitivity (can’t take a "hot" > shower or drink "hot" drinks – i have them warm) it has defiantely become > worse since my overall symptoms started – so I wonder if there’s something > weird going on where my body is just reacting badly to sunlight or > something… > Beth in Australia
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I’ve been checked out for lupus too – negative – but yeah, i’ve thought before that it does kind of sound like that – though i’ve never had the classic rash. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Possibly be checked for "Lupus". It sounds exactly like the symptoms. > My niece has it, so it is "in the family". > Possibly read the book "The Sun is my Enemy". It’s about what you are > describing, and probably your local library will have it, or get it for > you, > if they have inter-library book loans. Or google "Lupus"
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"Tal" <goer…@hotmail.com> writes: > Just wondering – I figure there may be some people who know about SAD so i’m > asking here – anyone ever heard of the opposite? I’m sitting here thinking > that i’m feeling a little down and thinking about it it’s kind of common > this time of year (I’m not depressed, just a bit more emotional that usual, > and more tired etc), and in the warmer months I’m always feeling more > rotten – the more sunlight i get the worse it seems – I also have DSPS – and > wonder if my body just likes dark and not light, like it’s supposed to?
I find sun tends to make my migraines more prevalent. Hats and polarized sunglasses help a little, but I find I stay indoors more often now. — Michael Meissner email: mrmn…@the-meissners.org http://www.the-meissners.org
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I’m talking minorly sad here – I don’t have any real ups or downs either, pretty even flowing (except perhaps when i’m really tired, but being tired will do that to anyone) – busy with life and despite all the issues with my health, pretty happy with where I am – and i think most ppl would agree i’m pretty stable. I’ve been short tempered lately – but that’s simply cause i’m overworked and exhausted – my co-worker is the same LOL – we’re fortunate that we don’t take eachother seriously when we snap at eachother cause we KNOW we’re both overworked and over tired. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Just wondering – I figure there may be some people who know about >>SAD so i’m asking here – anyone ever heard of the opposite? > Mixed bipolar disorder can be very hard to tell from depression with > restless agitation. > Bipolar disorder not infrequently gets worse in the summer months.
