But if you notice any of these signs in yourself or loved one, you need to get more help: sluggishness, round-the-clock sleeping, despair that lasts for weeks straight, or suicidal thoughts.Broadly speaking, the suicide and alcoholism rates tend to increase as one moves north from the tropics. One can only imagine what it was like in a Viking longhouse come the middle of February, when all there's been to do for the last month is sharpen weapons and deplete the mead supply. When people's fuses could be measured in microns, you'd need a pretty elaborate social code to keep it from being one lethal brawl after another.
Books. Bikes. Boomsticks.
“I only regret that I have but one face to palm for my country.”
Friday, February 07, 2014
'Tis the season...
...for the local media to run pieces on Seasonal Affective Disorder:
"Save it for the Irish" comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteMy sister-in-law is from Finland. The winter solstice is still a big deal for them because there's finally hope: the worst is over and you start having more and more daylight from then on. According to my brother who was there over the holidays last year they celebrated on the solstice and everyone's moods improved markedly.
ReplyDeleteI understand completely. My ancestors were from Scotland and Ireland. My wife is a redhead of Irish extraction. I try to compensate with humor, which my spouse clearly disagrees with. I really need to get her a light...
ReplyDeleteBut we're told there's more violent crime in summer when it's hot, so you may get mugged or murdered, but you'll feel better about it whereas things are more peaceful in winter but it makes you depressed.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a perfect media story.-- Everything sucks all the time.
I know; let's blame it all on capitalism. -- Lyle
Turns out SADS is a real thing (formerly known as "cabin fever" or "shack wacky") although nobody has successfully proved it's Bush's fault yet...
ReplyDeleteTaking Vit. D during the winter seems to help me with "cabin fever".
ReplyDeleteVITAMIN D-3 START WITH 2000 IU DAILY
ReplyDeleteTRY VITAMIN D-3 2000 IU DAILY
ReplyDeleteSTART WITH THAT YOU MAY NEED TO INCREASE DOSEAGE
I've not had SAD since leaving NW Indiana ~6 years ago to move to Vegas. Its even better then not having to deal with snow and freezing cold all the time.
ReplyDeleteSo, we have another reason to kick the mexicans out of mexico. That is something we should discuss as it would solve the border problem and most of them want to be in the USA anyway. Win Win in my book.
ReplyDeletePaul,
ReplyDeleteI love your idea...
There must have been allot of fall births in viking times...
ReplyDeleteAs an Alaskan, hearing anyone in Indiana express concern over shacky wacky is about as amusing as a Guatemalan hearing people in Mississippi complain about poverty.
ReplyDeleteRKN,
ReplyDeleteSAD really isn't in your area of specialty, is it, Doc?
In terms of treating it, no. In terms of understanding its etiology, by virtue of my geography, yes.
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record, my sarcasm was directed at the reporter of the linked news item, not you.
I didn't mean to be abrupt*, it's just that time of year when I get unreasonably cranky. ;)
ReplyDelete(*And I did delete my first two responses without posting!)
I like to call it "Seasonal Defective Disorder." That's sure what it feels like when it rears its ugly head.
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