SAD

This is not what you think – nope, SAD is “seasonal affective disorder.” Aren’t you just amazed and thrilled to know this?

Okay, what is SAD? Believe it or not it is a type of depression that affects a person during the same season each year. If you get depressed in the winter but feel much better in spring and summer, you may have SAD.

Oh ya, anyone can get SAD, but its more common in:

• People who live in areas where winter days are very short or there are big changes in the amount of daylight in different seasons.[does this mean Alaska? Who pays for this research?]
• People between the ages of 15 and 55. The risk of getting SAD for the first time goes down as you age.[finally something good about aging!]
• People who have a close relative with SAD [screw'em they ain't related anymore, right?]

What causes SAD? Hey, even the experts are not sure what causes SAD, but they think it may be caused by a lack of sunlight. Lack of light upset your sleep-wake cycle and other circadian rhythms. And it may cause problems with a brain chemical called serotonin that affects mood.

Symptoms? Oh you’re gonna like these:

• Feel sad, grumpy, moody or anxious
• Lose interest in your usual activities
• Eat more and crave carbohydrates, such as bread and pasta.
• Gain weight
• Sleep more and feel drowsy during the daytime.

Does this sound like something we call CABIN FEVER to anyone but me? Ya, and I don't recall any studies to end up with this phrase either but after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars we now got SAD! What is friggin "sad" is this research!

So what is the cure? Wait for April and it should pass. Go outside and stand in the sunshine, if you can find some sunshine. Buy Vitamin D and take it -- then, you'll "feel"like you got sunshine. Oh shit, just get outside and stop feeling sorry for yourself -- ye gads!

The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes. Now that is SAD.