Seasonal affective disorder

The disorder is often characterized loss of pleasure in normal activities, a depressed felling for most of the day, appetite or weight disturbance, sleep disturbances, abnormal fatigue or loss of energy, abnormal self-reproach, abnormal morbid thoughts of death…

Pullitzer galore. This is where the seed of sadness planted deep inside me as a child began to germinate. Heat dissipated into a chilly, dead scenery as I began to starve myself the winter of seventh grade, when, unbeknownst to me at the time, Seasonal Affective Disorder reared its mangled head for the first time. I descended into a dank cellar of solitude, where I dipped my toe into the icy infinity that is clinical depression. Chilling as it was, it filled an aching hole that I couldn't seem…

Beware of any product or service that claims that following these how to overcome depression tips will instantly cure depression. Depression cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be successfully managed through a combination of conventional medical treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy. Getting a Doctor's Diagnosis In order to get effective treatment, first you need to get a proper diagnosis. There are many different types of depression and each needs different treatments. Depression can…

role in seasonal affective disorder. The melatonin which helps set the biological clock mechanisms of the body by signaling light changes during the day, month,…

Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Supplemental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients Ivey McCartney The University of Georgia Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Supplemental Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder Patients While some people may enjoy the crisp air and shorter days that accompany the fall and winter months, there are many who develop an annual occurrence of depression during these months. This disorder is known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The disruption of…

SS250: Technological Revolution: A Social Scientific Approach Unit 6 Assignment: A Day in the Life of a Social Scientist Christiana Ramirez August 15, 2014 When people think of depression many misunderstand the fact that depression is a mental illness and needs to be taken very seriously. Nowadays it seems more and more people are battling with this mental illness, and are not really sure what to do. Chris has been battling depression for about 12 years. “Depression may be described…

Assignment # 4 Mood Disorders 1. Life has its ups and downs, everybody experiences situations that effect our mood and confronts with feelings of good and bad. Our moods are undergoing enduring states of feeling that colour our psychological lives. Moods reflect our emotional experience, including a depressed, anxious, or elated state of mind, which can be a result of disappointing occurrences or dire circumstances. It is normal and…

You ask me, what is depression? Imagine this. Here I am lying in bed crying myself to sleep just like every night. Just wishing all of the pain will go away. It never does. It feels like it is stitched into me. Listen to me like no one has before. It is taking over my whole body, and it weakens even more every second of the day. There is no reason to move on with life. I feel so emotionally, physically, and mentally drained. Put yourself in my worthless life and feel what I feel. Depression is…

Everyone who does not know about depression will be surprise of how often this problem affects our society. Depression is a serious condition that unfortunately it can happen at any age but it’s more common among teens. The effects that depression has can range from affecting a persons personality to affecting the ones who surrounds the individual with depression. some of the many ways in which depression can affect someone is by altering the way you feel, think and act. In addition, feeling…

daily activities, and a variety of other symptoms. The illness is becoming more widely spoken about more than ever amongst adolescents. However, what they have to say has quickly turned from spreading awareness, to the avid romanticization of the disorder, which causes people to perceive depression in an unrealistic sense. While adolescents have started idealizing the illness on the internet, depression is not…