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Medical Forum / General / General / October 2005Depression in night vs. day
I tend to be more depressed in the night than day, and more in the winter than in summer. I suppose it's just human nature. Maybe it's because people tend to be alone during the night. Perhaps the sun dispenses something we're not aware of, that makes us feel healthy. I also hate it when Daylight Savings Time ends (late October) and all of a sudden it will get dark right at 5pm. I hate it whether I'm working or not, don't you? > I tend to be more depressed in the night than day, and more in the > winter than in summer. I suppose it's just human nature. Maybe it's [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of a sudden it will get dark right at 5pm. I hate it whether I'm > working or not, don't you? You might find information on Seasonal Affective Disorder useful. Here's are a couple of links: http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/27.cfm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html FurPaw  Signature"Don't believe everything that you think." - Seen on a bumper sticker To reply, unleash the dog >I tend to be more depressed in the night than day, and more in the > winter than in summer. I suppose it's just human nature. Yes, seasonal depression. Very common. > Maybe it's > because people tend to be alone during the night. More than alone at night. Winter isolates most of us from each other for months and months. Outdoor activities cease. We get less exercise too. > Perhaps the sun > dispenses something we're not aware of, that makes us feel healthy. It's been well documented that sunlight does lots of things, including increasing the brain serotonin levels which helps us feel better. As far as depression goes, winter is easily the hardest time of the year for all of us. That also explains why SAD lights are often used, especially in the winter, to help improve depression symptoms. > I also hate it when Daylight Savings Time ends (late October) and all > of a sudden it will get dark right at 5pm. I hate it whether I'm > working or not, don't you? Yes, me too. I go from commuting in the daylight to rarely seeing the sun during the week. Winter sucks. Bruce. > >I tend to be more depressed in the night than day, and more in the > > winter than in summer. I suppose it's just human nature. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Bruce. Bruce, Great post. I know someone that suffers from it and has one of those SAD lights. She says that it helps a lot. I believe she referred to it as "Seasonal Effective Disorder" or something like that. The OP might want to do a google search for Seasonal Effective Disorder" Jason SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. > Bruce, > Great post. I know someone that suffers from it and has one of those SAD > lights. She says that it helps a lot. I believe she referred to it as > "Seasonal Effective Disorder" or something like that. The OP might want to > do a google search for Seasonal Effective Disorder" > Jason Yep. I have one of those SAD lights and it seems to be affective during the darktest parts of the winter. It sure takes the edge off of suffering in a pit otherwise. Bruce. Sometimes I feel like my vision is not as good at night as day. I think that's not a medical problem but a mood thing. I feel worse during the cold than warm weather; again, just human nature. But I never thought about it until I was about 30. > >I tend to be more depressed in the night than day, and more in the > > winter than in summer. I suppose it's just human nature. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Bruce. > Sometimes I feel like my vision is not as good at night as day. I > think that's not a medical problem but a mood thing. A mood thing is possible, but it may also be a physical thing. At night the light levels are lower and that makes it harder for the eye to focus easily. Photographically speaking, it has to do with depth of field. The focusing part of our eye just has a work harder at low light levels. > I feel worse during the cold than warm weather; again, just human > nature. But I never thought about it until I was about 30. I used to joke that I liked winter more because it was easier to dress up for the cold than dress down for the heat. Wearing a jacket is legal but going naked isn't. :-) However, as I've gotten older I'm much more sensitive to the cold, and now I hate winter with every fiber of my body, both because of the cold and because of the mood changes. Just as soon as I'm able, I'm moving to warmer pastures. Bruce. > > Sometimes I feel like my vision is not as good at night as day. I > > think that's not a medical problem but a mood thing. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Photographically speaking, it has to do with depth of field. The focusing > part of our eye just has a work harder at low light levels. (This is meant to be a practical suggestion, not sarcasm) Consider getting brighter lighting. Umm.. Ceiling lamps sometimes have glass or plastic covers. These can accumulate dust (not to mention dead flies), and the plastic ones can darken over time. SignatureChris Henrich http://www.mathinteract.com God just doesn't fit inside a single religion. Patty I don't care why you did it. I agree with Bev. I hope you have more impulse control in the future than you did that day. Until then, I will stay away. Geez tough audience.... so much for my attempt at an apology. How's this?.............. f.ck you all. > Patty I don't care why you did it. I agree with Bev. I hope you have > more impulse control in the future than you did that day. Until then, > I will stay away. you're really doing well here aren't you > Geez tough audience.... so much for my attempt at an apology. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > more impulse control in the future than you did that day. Until then, > > I will stay away. > Geez tough audience.... so much for my attempt at an apology. > > How's this?.............. f.ck you all. this is my type of woman. get em! Gravity / village idiot I get depressed on Sundays. I'm not sure if it because it is the day I do the least activity, or that I'm dredding Monday. >I get depressed on Sundays. I'm not sure if it because it is the day I do >the least activity, or that I'm dredding Monday. In my case it's definitely dredding Mondays. Sunday night is the transition from the weekend to the work week. Bruce. I've had this thing a handful of times where I wake up from a nap and the thought that some day I'll actually be dying seems unbelievably horrible. Not that I like the thought any other time, but it's on a whole other level. I don't recall how long it takes for the feeling to pass, but I don't think it lasts too long. It's never happened in the morning after a night's sleep. Maybe it's caused by a combination of the stress of knowing that I shouldn't be sleeping and the lack of light when my body's use to it, and having no faith that I'll go painlessly even if I'm under hospital care. Thinking about it normally just pisses me off, which I'm used to. "Maybe The Deade Have more fun ~ ?" ~ Twittering > I get depressed on Sundays. I'm not sure if it because it is the day I do > the least activity, or that I'm dredding Monday. > > people who live in Rochester should be depressed >> I get depressed on Sundays. I'm not sure if it because it is the day I >> do >> the least activity, or that I'm dredding Monday. >> >> people who live in Rochester should be depressed I don't live in Rochester f.ck head, that's just my internet provider, I'm thousands of miles away from there. Nice try idiot. Got anything better to do than to try to analyze a persons IP address? No wonder I don't come here often. People like Patty - they kill me with their kindness. I'm sorry you had to read that, I was reacting to an idiot that was bothering me with his presence. > No wonder I don't come here often. People like Patty - they kill me > with their kindness. |
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