Summer s.a.d

[vicki_t_veg]

Am I the only person in the UK to suffer summer s.a.d?
I'm talking depression not just hating this current stupidly hot weather.
I want to hibernate in a freezer and come out in September/October

Comments

[rhodielady_47]

Hmmmm.
I wonder what could cause a summer SAD? I've always wondered how they managed to figure out that lack of enough full-spectrum light caused the winter SAD.
I do know that allergies sometimes manifest as depressions. Is there any chance that you're exposed to something during the summer months that could be causing your summer SAD?
Back when I lived in the American Deep South, I always hated summer because it was so extremely hot and humid. The American Midwest where I live now isn't nearly as bad.
:)

[lilacsigil]

There's a couple of theories on summer SAD, some to do with evening light exposure, but also do to with heat: unlike winter SAD, summer SAD is more common in warm to hot summer climates.

[rhodielady_47]

Isn't it strange that something like light--the amount or even just the quality of it--should be able to have such an effect on our health.
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[renniek]

I think they worked out winter SAD partly through epidemiology looking at incidence in different areas and finding it corresponded to short daylight hours, also more common with indoor occupations

[rhodielady_47]

It's amazing how useful statistics can be at times, isn't it?
:)