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sammytko

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18. Yes. It's the weather for me. I need the sun.

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:56 AM

Nov 2012

Hate blah days.

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Why do people experience depression at this time of year?? [View all] kentuck Nov 2012 OP

It's the pressure to feel happy when you don't. Brickbat Nov 2012 #1

homesick, longing for times/people long gone, elehhhhna Nov 2012 #2

Thanks elehhhhna. kentuck Nov 2012 #4

+1000 orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #7

+1 area51 Nov 2012 #22

Isn't it more related to lack of vitamin D and sunlight? dkf Nov 2012 #3

I agree . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #6

Yes. It's the weather for me. I need the sun. sammytko Nov 2012 #18

I think that is a part of it at least for me. Sadiedog Nov 2012 #43

Looking outward and not inward, transfixed on an illusion of orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #5

My circle of family and friends is getting smaller. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #8

They're depressed because YOU brought it up MrScorpio Nov 2012 #9

not always materialism Brainstormy Nov 2012 #10

" It isn't "stuff" that makes people want to live" aletier_v Nov 2012 #26

Your diagnosis shows little understanding of what depression really is lunatica Nov 2012 #11

I think I'll go along with you on this........... wandy Nov 2012 #20

Having lived through Christmases from Hell can certainly prompt depression. But it isn't the only fishwax Nov 2012 #32

I agree lunatica Nov 2012 #40

I was going to post this too laundry_queen Nov 2012 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author ewagner Nov 2012 #12

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Siwsan Nov 2012 #13

I second the idea that it's SAD. As I've gotten older, I've noticed that I really, really hate the Nay Nov 2012 #16

I've never been a big fan of snow and cold, but I do love to watch the birds Siwsan Nov 2012 #17

yep, the short days do it for me MindPilot Nov 2012 #30

Yes indeed. Short days and long nights are always hard on me. slackmaster Nov 2012 #31

Yes, its mostly a biological response to the environment bhikkhu Nov 2012 #46

From "The Richest Man in Babylon" dkf Nov 2012 #14

Lonely people or people who feel disconnected from others suffer from depression.... Walk away Nov 2012 #15

This makes the most sense. Lucky Luciano Nov 2012 #21

Its the conflict FarCenter Nov 2012 #19

Hmmm. interesting! nt Sadiedog Nov 2012 #44

I think its because holidays make us think about our loved ones darkangel218 Nov 2012 #23

The reasons are as many as people who suffer. liberal N proud Nov 2012 #24

Seasonal Affective Disorder aletier_v Nov 2012 #25

i have to go with kentuck on this one. while i try my pnwest Nov 2012 #27

I ditched all of it ten years ago aletier_v Nov 2012 #28

+1000! I always disliked the whole tree thing. MindPilot Nov 2012 #34

SAD is one reason. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #29

It may also be that ann--- Nov 2012 #33

This society is based in a materialistic illusion. This causes hopelessness and subsequent Zorra Nov 2012 #36

For some, because we're desperately broke Tsiyu Nov 2012 #37

May we be free of our desires and expectations libodem Nov 2012 #38

"Backward, turn backward, O time in your flight... grasswire Nov 2012 #39

Vitamin D storage in the tissues and brain are down... RagAss Nov 2012 #41

I dunno. I actually like LIKE this time of year best Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #42

For many, it is a memory of a childhood long past Whovian Nov 2012 #45

besides the emotional aspects of the season, the sudden drop in daylight causes Serotonin issues RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #47