SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
Symptoms
Sleep problems: Usually desire to oversleep and difficulty staying awake but, in some cases, disturbed sleep and early morning wakening (CHECK! AND YES I AM SHOUTING!!!)
Lethargy: Feeling of fatigue and inability to carry out normal routine (CHECK!)
Overeating: Craving for carbohydrates and sweet foods, usually resulting in weight gain (CHECK!!! I have been craving for and eating Amala (my okele of choice) at least 2-3 times each week! I even travelled all the way to Finsbury Park(way out of my way)to go and buy okro on monday this week after work!!!)
Depression: Feelings of misery, guilt and loss of self-esteem, sometimes hopelessness and despair, sometimes apathy and loss of feelings (CHECK!)
Social problems: Irritability and desire to avoid social contact (CHECK! I HAVE GONE AWOL FROM MY WEEKLY CHURCH AND CHOIR COMMITTMENTS FOR 2 WEEKS RUNNING. UNHEARD OF!!!)
Loss of libido : Decreased interest in sex and physical contact (NOT RELEVANT!!!)
The symptoms of SAD usually recur regularly each Winter, starting between September and November and continuing until March or April (AND YES,I'VE TRIED LIGHT THERAPY, ST JOHN'S WORT, WALKS AT LUNCTIME, AND ALL THE REST!!I HONESTLY THOUGHT I HAD ESCAPED IT THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S HERE NOW WITH A VENGEANCE! I WISH I WAS A BEAR!!!)
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14 comments:
aaawww, pele oh! Everyone gets the blues in the winter. Throw on some music and dance those blues away babe!
Kpele, eh ya sorry for all the symptoms except the amala of course. I will gladly join you on that.
Maybe you should start thinking of relocating relocating, relocating. Remember you were having itchy feet
The 3 Ms baby. Music, movies and men. Any 2 out of the 3 will soon get you out of the doldrums.
@solomonsydelle - I dont even have the strength to do that :(
@30+ - Thanks o! And as per the amala, we can always worry about the calories in May...i think i'd have to relocate to Naija to be immune. Not sure i'm ready for THAT yet...
@Atutu - Thank you, but without sounding like a hypochondriac or anything,the only thing that's going to do it is the arrival of Spring!!!
I feel U...but what can we do than juz try to stay afloat the whole misery of the winter blues...one day, we'll find a way to overcome it...
@ miss opeke - i know...thanks :)
sorry to hear that...hope you are feeling happier soon...
why was loss of libido not relevant.....lol...you obviously didnt loose that huh...
Methinks it is time you headed for a bedouin tent in Marrakech!
@guerreira - Thanks! it's one of those things like PMS i.e. you feel out of sorts, but dont know why. then it hits you and youre like 'duh!'. i think now that its hit me, i happier knowing i'm not going mad!!
@afrobabe - sorry...what was that? Lol..
@Naapali - i'm saddling up the giraffes as we speak (..i mean camels). are hallucinations another symptom of SAD, doc?
LMAO. dat sounds like me on a normal day!!!
sweetie we are in the same boat oohhhh...
@florida - you, you're just another species altogther..lol!
@arewa - heya. hope you're coping well...dont worry, spring is on the way
Ah winter blues....its the same here...I normally go through the season reading everything I can get my hands on...and ehhhh, okay, I confess, eating candy!
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