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Originally Posted by evolve27
I think I know where you are all coming from. It's Called Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder-RSAD
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as S.A.D., winter depression or the winter blues is an affective, or mood, disorder. Most SAD sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder.
SAD can be a serious disorder and may require hospitalization. There is also potential risk of suicide in some patients experiencing SAD. One study reports 6-35% of sufferers required hospitalization during one period of illness.[3] The symptoms of SAD mimic those of dysthymia or clinical depression. At times, patients may not feel depressed, but rather lack energy to perform everyday activities.[1] Norman Rosenthal, a pioneer in SAD research, has estimated that the prevalence of SAD in the adult United States population is between about 1.5 percent (in Florida) and about 9 percent (in the northern US).
What a damn shame.
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Yeah, I guess I could have this stupid disorder.
Or perhaps I just hate the heat and humidity because I'm fat, Dr. Freud.
But in case I do have RSAD and decide to check myself out over it, I'll be sure and take you and Norman with me.
