tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post6339227708309278850..comments2023-05-12T02:43:54.466-07:00Comments on A Nickel's Worth of Common Sense: Six Months of SADAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552918781072146852noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-79474686022941459332008-11-03T07:51:00.000-08:002008-11-03T07:51:00.000-08:00Hi-- I just found your blog but I follow your post...Hi-- I just found your blog but I follow your posts on the BB.<BR/><BR/>My aunt has SAD as well, and she has foudn amazing relief in tanning ( like tanning bed tanning). Definately add the sunscreen and use a low setting in the booth, and be cautious of skin cancer and whatnot, but she finds that twice a week, for ten minutes in the booth, is like a weekend in Florida! I dont know how she'd make it without that time...just something to htink about!Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994351356355806051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-27885147167616939992008-11-02T08:59:00.000-08:002008-11-02T08:59:00.000-08:00Dana and Pam, thanks for sharing!And Dana - costco...Dana and Pam, thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>And Dana - costco has the most awesomest lights (we just got our new ones for Tanner) and they work totally amazingly. I'd start there and with a vitamin supplement. The suicidal thoughts are just scary. I think until you are TOLD about it it all sort of blends together -- but when we REALIZED what T had ... it was like a light went off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552918781072146852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-19856830177138327522008-11-01T23:50:00.000-07:002008-11-01T23:50:00.000-07:00I think that's what J has! As I read this it feel...I think that's what J has! As I read this it feels like I'm reading about my own child. Just today I was wondering again why he had such huge bags under his eyes, why he's so sad and lethargic again and we go through regular cycles of him talking about how life would be easier if he were dead. And as I think about it, always a few month into the start of school but not school related. So sensitive about everything, me wondering why he's so clingy and needy and not understanding. He's my baseball boy, outside soaking up the summer sun for hours a day, laughing with ease and during the winter getting maybe an hour of sun a day (if we get any). I'm going to do some research on this! Thanks Jen for sharing this struggle with us, I always cry, laugh or learn when I am here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-19011883916086171342008-10-30T09:54:00.000-07:002008-10-30T09:54:00.000-07:00I too suffer from SAD. I didn't know when I moved...I too suffer from SAD. I didn't know when I moved to this beautiful place 18 years ago that although the summers are fantastic we rarely ever see the sun in the winter. Already I feel as though my body and my brain are encased in concrete. Give T a big hug for me. He is so lucky that you are his mom.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854755517933238262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-80645509524888923802008-10-29T04:16:00.000-07:002008-10-29T04:16:00.000-07:00Hugs Jen!Perhaps a move to Hawaii is in order...an...Hugs Jen!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps a move to Hawaii is in order...and can you take me too?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-85909390036251529532008-10-28T19:30:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:30:00.000-07:00Thanks Vanessa :) I might take you up on that. We...Thanks Vanessa :) I might take you up on that. We just ordered a new set of lights (wow have they gotten smaller in the last 5 years) and we have upped his vitamins this year. So far, no bad thoughts but the PHYSICAL symptoms are very, very real. And yes, of course we will always, always take it seriously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552918781072146852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137229307000660233.post-68987214892484449022008-10-28T19:24:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:24:00.000-07:00I don't really share this info either with many fo...I don't really share this info either with many folks, but your post got me to thinking about my own life battles. Know that this is in deed REAL and I know EXACTLY what you guys are facing!! If you ever need to talk send me an email and i can send you my phone number vabyouangel@aol.com I know how hard it is to talk to others around who have no understanding of what's happening. I'll be praying for your sweet little boy and your family as well! Stay strong as you already know i'm sure ALWAYS take his depression and suicidal thoughts seriously!! I"m sending HUGE cyber hugs your way!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209251090546695866noreply@blogger.com