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As many as 60 million Americans suffer winter doldrums.
Personally, I don't get depressed and don't understand it...other than many who have it have some sort of chemical imbalance in their brain and others due to traumatic event or injuries.
Hopefully this article will help out and give you some insight if you are down in the dumps. LTC Stephen F. CPO Andy Carrillo, MS COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" Sgt Richard Buckner Sgt Tom Cunnally SGT Randal Groover SN Greg Wright PVT Robert Gresham SGT (Join to see) Capt Seid Waddell Capt (Join to see) CPT (Join to see) MSgt Curtis Ellis SPC Andrew Griffin PO1 John Miller Cpl (Join to see) SSgt Terry P.
Personally, I don't get depressed and don't understand it...other than many who have it have some sort of chemical imbalance in their brain and others due to traumatic event or injuries.
Hopefully this article will help out and give you some insight if you are down in the dumps. LTC Stephen F. CPO Andy Carrillo, MS COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" Sgt Richard Buckner Sgt Tom Cunnally SGT Randal Groover SN Greg Wright PVT Robert Gresham SGT (Join to see) Capt Seid Waddell Capt (Join to see) CPT (Join to see) MSgt Curtis Ellis SPC Andrew Griffin PO1 John Miller Cpl (Join to see) SSgt Terry P.
Veteran PTSD in the Winter | VA
Posted from blogs.va.gov
PTSD
Depression
Holidays
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Actually, Sgt Kelli Mays, the problem is even more acute when you get up around my neck of the woods. When we have 19-20 hours of darkness, and the daylight hours are overcast, it can be very easy to slip into a prolonged "funk" from which it can be very difficult to recover. The VA here is very quick to authorize "daylight" lamps to Veterans who are having problems with PTSD and/or depression, especially in the winter months. And, yes they do help.
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Many people seem to be affected by reduced light which happens in teh northern hemisphere Sgt Kelli Mays. I expect that some who are affected by reduced light and are also suffering from PTSD may be getting a double whammy in the winter.
I hope and pray that they each have good friends they can talk with during this season of their lives to help keep them sane.
I hope and pray that they each have good friends they can talk with during this season of their lives to help keep them sane.
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Sgt Kelli Mays
I do get a LITTLE depressed when it's too cold to ride my motorcycle, but that's because I haven't purchased the right cold weather riding gear yet!
I do get a LITTLE depressed when it's too cold to ride my motorcycle, but that's because I haven't purchased the right cold weather riding gear yet!
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