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Originally posted by DigiNut P.P.S. "SAD" is a load of horse shit.

Actually, no it isn't.

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Originally posted by jennypie Actually, no it isn't.

Actually, yes it is.

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Originally posted by DigiNut P.P.S. "SAD" is a load of horse shit. The real problem is "NFD" (No Fucking Discipline)[/COLOR][/FONT]

i dunno...i think my best friend has it...and honestly i see a difference in her during winter...she constantly complains of depression, fatigue, saddness and the rest of S.A.D symptoms...as soon as spring rolls around she's all happy and normal again

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Originally posted by DigiNut Actually, yes it is.

Really? I'd like to see your sources for that, because the link between mood disorders and lack of sunlight has been well documented. It has to do with the release of melatonin during the winter...which regulates the body's response to changing light conditions. Not to mention that you absorb vitamin D through the sun, which as you probably know, helps in the absorption of calcium...which plays an important role in mood, among many other functions in the body.

Yes Jenny, and yes to the girl on top, these things are all true. But everything in a person's external environment affects their mood. Simply because this happens does not make it legitimate to slap a medical label on it and call it a "disorder". If my asshole is sore after taking a massive dump, I don't go around telling people I have "Asshole Elongation Disorder".

Particularly when a specific stimulus affects every single person the same way, it's highly disingenuous to call it a "disorder", which implies that there's some biological um, disorder, responsible for it. There's no disorder, moodiness and altered sleeping patterns are common in the wintertime, and people who have a modicum of fucking discipline find ways to deal with it instead of blaming all of their problems on the weather.

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LoL...anything to make you feel like you're right, eh?

Ok then, surely you can explain the physiological differences between someone who "has" SAD and someone who doesn't? What makes some people more susceptible than others?

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2048-06-66 - Spastic & Whocares ¶ Although I'm Actually Flattered
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Yes dear, you're right. *pat on head*