Out of all the days of the week I especially hate Mondays.
I always feel like crap on a Monday. I’m sitting at work writing this. I am a Law Clerk and I should be working but instead I feel like blogging or doing something totally unrelated to work.
Sundays and Mondays are particularly depressing days for me. I think it’s because I have more time to think about things on a Sunday, and on Monday I am recovering from the Sunday and an early morning rise for work.
Not everyone enjoys their weekends. I believe that the weekends can be particularly bad for many people with depression. People I have spoken to reveal their anxiety when the weekend approaches knowing what lies ahead. Time allows your thoughts to wander onto subjects that are depressing.
For the first time in a long long time last weekend was good for me. I had a great time, no depression, everything was rosy in the relationship, we went out, the sun was shining, I couldn’t ask for more.
Winter can be very depressing too. Cold, rain and darkness bring on the blues. Winter can bring on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The typical symptoms of SAD include depression, lack of energy, increased need for sleep, a craving for sweets and weight gain. Symptoms begin in the fall, peak in the winter and usually resolve themselves by spring. Susceptible people who work in buildings without windows may experience SAD. I am in a cubicle so I am dreading the onset of winter. I have to get up to look through a window. Hopefully due to global warming, winter will not be so bleak.
Treatment for SAD can include bright light therapy, where an area of the brain sends out a signal to supress the hormone melatonin.
For more information on SAD click HERE.
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