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Above_Treeline wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:45 pm
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a thing. Something like 30 million Americans suffer from it? If you feel like crap during the shorter days there's stuff to do for it
the end of Daylight Savings Time is one more hit against people with S.A.D.
on top of the days getting shorter, now you lose a whole extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day. i wonder if anyone's ever studied the impact of the time shift on depression and suicide rates. i'd be surprised if there isn't an increased affect that can be deduced from the change in time. while it's true that the total amount of daylight doesn't change, most people are still tied to the clock by their jobs or school, so most people can't just shift their schedule to avoid the loss of sunlight at the end of the day. i'd reckon for most people, an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day has more of a positive effect on their mental state than earlier sunlight in the morning. i know a big contributor to my S.A.D. is the feeling like the day is ending sooner and sooner, and i dread the clock change every year for that reason. once DST ends, the sudden change to darker earlier evenings is worse than the gradual change you'd normally get.
"The decay and disintegration of this culture is astonishingly amusing if you're emotionally detached from it." - George Carlin
shepherdkyle wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 5:54 am
It’s been great reading the posts. The reason for starting this thread was to create a sense of community. Feeling alone and trapped is a miserable feeling and seeing that other people struggle as well can be cathartic. It’s also been great to see that folks are going to learn trip planning skills from another climber.
Couldn't agree more. This is an amazing thread. Thanks to everyone who has posted so far.
I can only speak for myself, but I've come to terms with my passion for the mountains as an escape from society. Since realizing why I was doing so, I've gone through a lot of changes in my life, and now I crave being in the mountains with like-minded individuals who are searching for some sort of spiritual experience.
phototherapy works, and there are cheaper ways than the seemingly always-recommended light boxes. i'm a retired neuropharmacologist and have been treating SAD for decades, my own (since age 60) and100's of patients. happy to field calls regarding this, 970 626 4000, from 14ers members. cheers!
+1. I love the detailed trip planning. The resources available to people now with sites like CalTop is truly remarkable. Plotting routes including off trail, using satellite overlays, slope angles, water sources and other layers on your route gives you so many tools to do comprehensive trip planning. It can almost feel like you are there. To get you started you can take existing routes and create some additions or variations to explore interesting areas. Take online courses in navigation and other areas to improve your skills
Would you be interested in setting up an online meeting to demo what you've learned? There's probably several of us that would be interested in joining in. I'd love to take advantage of the tools you've learned.
Would be happy to do that. I think in a 30 minute Zoom meeting we could cover a lot of key things I have learned and would love to share. Let me know how you would like to organize.
Thank you randalmartin for taking time from your evening to demo some of your knowledge and cool hiking apps for us!
docinco wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:27 pm
phototherapy works, and there are cheaper ways than the seemingly always-recommended light boxes. i'm a retired neuropharmacologist and have been treating SAD for decades, my own (since age 60) and100's of patients. happy to field calls regarding this, 970 626 4000, from 14ers members. cheers!
I’d be interested in setting up a time to talk since I’m a provider and treat SAD and other mental health disorders. Always interested in learning.
docinco wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:27 pm
phototherapy works, and there are cheaper ways than the seemingly always-recommended light boxes. i'm a retired neuropharmacologist and have been treating SAD for decades, my own (since age 60) and100's of patients. happy to field calls regarding this, 970 626 4000, from 14ers members. cheers!
I’d be interested in setting up a time to talk since I’m a provider and treat SAD and other mental health disorders. Always interested in learning.
docinco wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:27 pm
phototherapy works, and there are cheaper ways than the seemingly always-recommended light boxes. i'm a retired neuropharmacologist and have been treating SAD for decades, my own (since age 60) and100's of patients. happy to field calls regarding this, 970 626 4000, from 14ers members. cheers!
I’d be interested in setting up a time to talk since I’m a provider and treat SAD and other mental health disorders. Always interested in learning.
waiting for your call 970 626 4000.
Great to talk with you tonight. Thanks again for your time.
docinco wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:27 pm
phototherapy works, and there are cheaper ways than the seemingly always-recommended light boxes. i'm a retired neuropharmacologist and have been treating SAD for decades, my own (since age 60) and100's of patients. happy to field calls regarding this, 970 626 4000, from 14ers members. cheers!
Do you also treat the other type of SAD? (Social Anxiety Disorder)
used to, but have been retired for 7 years, working as life & health coach part-time ever since. cognitive behavioral therapy is brief, effective and cheap; works as well virtually or just online. as it does in person, and there are even workbooks that have been shown to be effective. meds can help; cymbalta would be my choice for long-term use, but if this is more episodic and related to a short-term stress (i.e. performance anxiety) beta-blockers (propranalol in particular) work virtually without side effects.
