I know the difference between 'the blahs' and genuine depression- with real depression, the colors fade out, and nothing is interesting- even food or blowing money. Everything is flat and monochrome.
I've had that sort of depression- and needed medication to come out of it. Since it's SAD, I now know to get enough sun in the summer, and supplement my Vitamin D in the winter. Heck, just doing that has brightened me in many ways.
I'm a relatively steady state person now- I'd say that on a scale of 1- 10, my happiness varies between 4 and 6, as it should. I start to worry if I find myself in a state of hypomania, which is sometimes brought on by certain foods. Same thing if I feel too glum- I know what to do, eat, etc to bring myself out of it.
People today don't know how to use sadness to their advantage- or grieve when they need to. It's like we've lost something as a culture.
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I've had that sort of depression- and needed medication to come out of it. Since it's SAD, I now know to get enough sun in the summer, and supplement my Vitamin D in the winter. Heck, just doing that has brightened me in many ways.
I'm a relatively steady state person now- I'd say that on a scale of 1- 10, my happiness varies between 4 and 6, as it should. I start to worry if I find myself in a state of hypomania, which is sometimes brought on by certain foods. Same thing if I feel too glum- I know what to do, eat, etc to bring myself out of it.
People today don't know how to use sadness to their advantage- or grieve when they need to. It's like we've lost something as a culture.