Comments on: Why so SAD? http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/ Helping young adults navigate the world of mental illness Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Chow down for health http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-22 Chow down for health Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:37:12 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-22 [...] Another stealth health food you might already be eating — but may not realize how healthful it is — the good old-fashioned banana. Check out what Eat Know How has to say about these magical fruits: evidently they can help with depression, hangovers, heartburn, ulcers and even Seasonal Affective Disorder (learn more about that on my classmate Cathy’s blog, Millenial Mind). [...] […] Another stealth health food you might already be eating — but may not realize how healthful it is — the good old-fashioned banana. Check out what Eat Know How has to say about these magical fruits: evidently they can help with depression, hangovers, heartburn, ulcers and even Seasonal Affective Disorder (learn more about that on my classmate Cathy’s blog, Millenial Mind). […]

]]> By: » Feeling festive in February Millennial Mind: Helping young adults navigate the world of mental illness http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-14 » Feeling festive in February Millennial Mind: Helping young adults navigate the world of mental illness Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:40:30 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-14 [...] The shortest month of the year contains an odd mix of holidays. Yesterday was Groundhog Day. Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter, which is bad news for those battling seasonal affective disorder. [...] […] The shortest month of the year contains an odd mix of holidays. Yesterday was Groundhog Day. Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter, which is bad news for those battling seasonal affective disorder. […]

]]> By: amaltby http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-2 amaltby Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:09:52 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/19/why-so-sad/#comment-2 i absolutely experience some symptoms of SAD every winter here in chicago. half the time i don't understand why i'm feeling blue when everything else seems to be going well - then i look out the window at the gloomy gray sky and realize, "duh!" i definitely think staying active can help. one other thing i try to do on the REALLY cold days when it's too cold for clouds (people who live in warmer climes must think that sounds crazy!) is spend as much time with my face towards the sun as i walk to class, the grocery store, etc. the wind burns, and maybe the whole thing is totally in my head, but feeling those beams of light really seems to lift my spirits. i absolutely experience some symptoms of SAD every winter here in chicago. half the time i don’t understand why i’m feeling blue when everything else seems to be going well - then i look out the window at the gloomy gray sky and realize, “duh!”

i definitely think staying active can help. one other thing i try to do on the REALLY cold days when it’s too cold for clouds (people who live in warmer climes must think that sounds crazy!) is spend as much time with my face towards the sun as i walk to class, the grocery store, etc. the wind burns, and maybe the whole thing is totally in my head, but feeling those beams of light really seems to lift my spirits.

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