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| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
so what's keeping you up and making you sick ? |
SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder.
The symptoms of SAD usually recur regularly each Winter, starting between September and November and continuing until March or April. A diagnosis can be made after three or more consecutive Winters of symptoms, which include a number of the following:
Sleep problems: Usually desire to oversleep and difficulty staying awake but, in some cases, disturbed sleep and early morning wakening
Lethargy: Feeling of fatigue and inability to carry out normal routine.
Overeating: Craving for carbohydrates and sweet foods, usually resulting in weight gain
Depression: Feelings of misery, guilt and loss of self-esteem, sometimes hopelessness and despair, sometimes apathy and loss of feelings
Social problems: Irritability and desire to avoid social contact
Anxiety: Tension and inability to tolerate stress
Most sufferers show signs of a weakened immune, system during the Winter, and are more vulnerable to infections and other illnesses.
Minus the social problems and over eating. I eat less when I'm in this state and my social confidence remains the same.
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