{"id":679,"date":"2021-04-24T04:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T04:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/?p=679"},"modified":"2021-05-11T04:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T04:42:23","slug":"winter-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/winter-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Winter depression, or winter affective disorder,&nbsp;is an emotional disorder that is a type of&nbsp;seasonal depression, characterized by low mood, irritability, decreased self-esteem, and&nbsp;cognitive impairment (difficulty concentrating, memory impairment).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inhabitants of northern countries usually suffer from winter depression, women are more likely than men to suffer from&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Many scientists argue that the main cause of this disorder&nbsp;is a lack of light during the day during the&nbsp;winter season.&nbsp;Lack of sunlight negatively affects the&nbsp;work of the hypothalamus, the balance of melatonin and&nbsp;serotonin is&nbsp;disturbed&nbsp;.&nbsp;Symptoms of seasonal disorder can begin in&nbsp;early fall.&nbsp;Some people react very hard to&nbsp;seasonal depression,&nbsp;while&nbsp;others experience only mild symptoms of the disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms of winter depression<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main signs of winter depression are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>violations of the emotional sphere: low mood, feelings of despair, guilt, low self-esteem, loss of interest in&nbsp;favorite activities, anxiety, irritability;&nbsp;<\/li><li>cognitive impairment: difficulty&nbsp;concentrating&nbsp;, memory impairment, low intellectual activity;&nbsp;<\/li><li>sleep disturbances, insomnia;<\/li><li>reduced performance;<\/li><li>changes in appetite, a great need for&nbsp;sweet, carbohydrate-rich foods;&nbsp;<\/li><li>decreased libido;<\/li><li>digestive disorders<\/li><li>weakening of immunity;<\/li><li>social problems (problems in the&nbsp;family, at&nbsp;work), isolation, conflict.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In winter depression, many of the&nbsp;above symptoms&nbsp;are observed&nbsp;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winter depression usually goes away in the spring.&nbsp;Mood swings,&nbsp;hyperactivity&nbsp;, and anxiety&nbsp;may occur&nbsp;.&nbsp;Also, signs of depression may gradually disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People often suffer from latent winter depression, characterized by apathy, lethargy, fatigue, lethargy, insomnia, and&nbsp;eating disorders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter depression can develop between the&nbsp;ages of&nbsp;18&nbsp;and&nbsp;30&nbsp;, and&nbsp;if the disease is severe, you need to see a&nbsp;psychologist&nbsp;as soon as possible&nbsp;.&nbsp;there may be a risk of suicide, alcohol dependence,&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winter Depression Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light is the&nbsp;main treatment and&nbsp;prevention of winter depression.&nbsp;its&nbsp;main reason&nbsp;is lack of light.&nbsp;Thus, the main method of treatment is the so-called&nbsp;light therapy&nbsp;, for which bright light sources are used.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most&nbsp;effective means of fighting&nbsp;depression is sports.&nbsp;Exercise has a beneficial effect on the&nbsp;entire body and&nbsp;is a powerful antidepressant.&nbsp;Daily&nbsp;20&nbsp;minutes of light exercise will keep you in&nbsp;shape.&nbsp;Walking in the&nbsp;fresh air, dancing, listening to your favorite music&nbsp;also help to cope with&nbsp;symptoms of depression&nbsp;.&nbsp;When it comes to nutrition, a&nbsp;strict diet can only exacerbate the disorder.&nbsp;It was found that people who eat food with a&nbsp;sufficient amount of B vitamins&nbsp;are less likely to suffer from depression&nbsp;.&nbsp;It is necessary to eat foods such as meat, eggs, milk, fish, cheese.&nbsp;We must not forget about vitamins and&nbsp;minerals.&nbsp;Fruits, vegetables, decoctions of&nbsp;wild rose berries, cranberries, as&nbsp;well as freshly squeezed juices&nbsp;are very useful&nbsp;.&nbsp;Try to lead an active lifestyle, visit theaters, exhibitions, try to meet with&nbsp;friends&nbsp;more often&nbsp;, and&nbsp;going to the&nbsp;bathhouse or beauty salon&nbsp;will improve your mood and&nbsp;well-being.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get creative, an exciting hobby will help banish the blues.<br>Also aromatherapy&nbsp;&#8211; bath with&nbsp;essential oils, massage&nbsp;will help you to cheer up&nbsp;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During&nbsp;the winter depression, please yourself with little things.&nbsp;Eat a small bar of chocolate every day, watch your favorite movies.&nbsp;And of&nbsp;course,&nbsp;greet every day with a&nbsp;smile, be optimistic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter depression, or winter affective disorder,&nbsp;is an emotional disorder that is a type of&nbsp;seasonal depression, characterized by low mood, irritability, decreased self-esteem, and&nbsp;cognitive impairment (difficulty concentrating, memory impairment).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inhabitants of northern countries usually suffer from winter depression, women are more likely than men to suffer from&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Many scientists argue that the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":680,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions\/680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stop-depression-info.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}