Winter depression

Winter months influence us in different ways. The persistent cold and the lack of light slow down our work tempo, influencing a great deal our mood. The anxiety symptoms we have, are called as cabin fever and they are caused by the guard houses that we stay in, during the winter season. The feelings that we have are generally called winter depression. Anyone can fight against these apathy sensations with the intrinsic resources. Doing this way, finding self methods of getting over the sadness, one can get over the winter depression very quickly. Not all the people are affected by this, so called season depressive mood, some people are not prissy by the light absence, their level of melatonin hasn't been diminished during the cold period, so they don't experience the winter depression.

Why winter depression appears

The above mentioned melatonin has everything to do with the winter depression because this substance's nocturnal level secretion has been scored differently during the summer and the winter. This different level of melatonin predisposes the persons to feel sad, sleepy, low sexual libido and low interest for the daily activities. The winter depression starts on autumn and has the culmination level on winter. The recommendable things to do when having winter depression are to: take advantage of the sunny days even on winter season, open air exercises, sleep more hours than usual, let more light into the own room, expose to as much fluorescent light as possible and finally to take periodical winter vacations. If the symptoms still persist after following the above advice, it is highly recommended to contact a specialist who can prescribe an individualized treatment.