Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:29 PM
sand is a boring soul.
things dun seem to be going right these days. feel like moving out but i have reservations. feel like living alone but i doubt so. feel like being alone but find it hard. once in a while such isolation feeling settles in usually when things are not going right. troubled? maybe but shall not elaborate on that. feeling screwed. tried to control myself but didnt end off in a good note. so i run away. realise that when i run away im not feeling happy either and problem is never solved. so i returned and learn to accept. differences in perceptions and values are straining and they cant be even out no matter how much efforts are put in. wonder y i continue and the answers are obvious so i dun have the guts to deviate from status quo.
when i try to be understanding, it doesnt get appreciated. am i over understanding sometimes such that i reserve too much? or am i lacking in it such that people around me cannot feel it? *shrugs shoulders*
came across something interesting which i doubt Singaporeans will experience...
Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall or early winter and goes away by summer. A less common type of SAD, known as summer depression, usually begins in the late spring or early summer. It goes away by winter. SAD may be related to changes in the amount of daylight during different times of the year.
Symptoms:
- A change in appetite, especially a craving for sweet or starchy foods
- Weight gain
- A heavy feeling in the arms or legs
- A drop in energy level
- Fatigue
- A tendency to oversleep
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability
- Increased sensitivity to social rejection
- Avoidance of social situations
Symptoms of summer depression include poor appetite, weight loss and insomnia.
Symptoms of SAD keep coming back year after year, and they tend to come and go at about the same time every year. The changes in mood are not necessarily related to obvious things that would make a certain season stressful (like regularly being unemployed during the winter).
Treatment to SAD:
Winter depression is probably caused by your body's reaction to a lack of sunlight. Light therapy is one option for treating winter depression.
refer to http://familydoctor.org/267.xml for more.