Posted by Kila on July 24, 2004, at 21:31:08
In reply to Re: Interested in learning about summer S.A.D., posted by jamaica on October 24, 2003, at 17:17:14
Hi summer SAD sufferers,
Here I am a year later after this thread was posted trying to find out about summer depression or the summer version of SAD. There certainly isn't much information out there and very few of us who seem to have these symptoms. I have always hated the heat and have always hibernated in summer -- eating more, gaining weight, never leaving the house, not socializing at all except by phone or email. I have read that most people have it from June to September. For me it is May to November. Why? Because I live in Florida of all places. Yes I know I do not belong here but ALL my loved ones are here -- grandparents, parents, kids, and grandkids. I've been here for almost 40 years and I've hated every summer. And our summers are more than six months long. That leaves me with very little time to be happy about life. I don't know what to do. I would like to move north so my SAD would only last 3 months. That would be an improvement. I can't even go outside in the morning or evening because the sun is up at 6:30 a.m. and doesn't go down until 8:30 p.m. and our temps never go below 75 degrees in the summer and that is not cool. I used to fare better because we had afternoon thunderstorms everyday and the respite from the glaring sun was wonderful. This year we are having no storms and I'm much worse off than usual. I simply never leave the house unless I'm forced to. If people come over they say my house looks like a cave with the blinds and curtains drawn over all the windows. I just count the days until October because then I know that only about 6 more weeks (around mid Nov) we might have a cool day. Count your blessings that you're not stuck in Florida with this disorder or whatever it is. I've never been on medication for the summer depression but I am getting to the point of exploring that possibility. I just dread the experience of trying to convince my doctor. If anyone has any suggestions - aside from moving to a cooler climate which would be my first choice - I would welcome them. Just to be able to correspond with someone who feels the same way would be a big help. Thanks.Kila
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