tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post7768495015478991539..comments2024-03-19T00:15:10.156-07:00Comments on Bloom: Abbie's Take on S.A.DBloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15483990252015813307noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-64665272699888946682011-01-31T21:37:52.075-08:002011-01-31T21:37:52.075-08:00HOORAY FOR ABBIE!
and down with A.O.S.A.D.
it...HOORAY FOR ABBIE!<br /><br />and down with A.O.S.A.D.<br /><br />it's supposed to be 15 degrees tomorrow and -4 tonight, I think I will track tomorrow as a major downer...Kallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918042036874607310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-57706673079684632482011-01-31T20:21:27.828-08:002011-01-31T20:21:27.828-08:00I get S.A.D. I'm so relieved when I hear of ot...I get S.A.D. I'm so relieved when I hear of other people feeling it too, because I almost convince myself it is my problem and I need to stop being insane!<br /><br />Also, I think you described it SO PERFECTLY...the whole part of never believing you ever were sad when you're happy, and vice versa when you're sad! It's nuts!<br /><br />The vitamin D advice is true too - I now take the worlds best calcium/magnesium/vitamin D supplement (it comes in liquid form, tastes totally yummy and you can buy it at Costco - it is called liquid Reviva). As women, especially if you've given birth or breastfed - you can get pretty deficient in those three easily. I feel like my teeth even getting worse and worse from each pregnancy, and this supplement makes me feel like I'm restoring myself.<br />Also, Omega threes are good to load up on - I just chew a couple of my kid's gummy vitamin ones from Costco too.<br /><br />Thanks for the awesome ideas on being proactive and taking control of the situation!<br /><br />raeRachel Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373965010933914972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-26906384550571495582011-01-31T19:14:32.428-08:002011-01-31T19:14:32.428-08:00This is a positively great idea.This is a positively great idea.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506842468300219059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-37188536917947914442011-01-31T18:30:47.696-08:002011-01-31T18:30:47.696-08:00exactly what i needed to read [post and comments]....exactly what i needed to read [post and comments]. Thanks for sharing!Unfailing Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628789503830856682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-31972272545420757192011-01-31T16:14:13.126-08:002011-01-31T16:14:13.126-08:00Thanks for such an honest and open post. I love t...Thanks for such an honest and open post. I love the idea of trying to track your mood triggers. Here is Seattle S.A.D. is no joke and I sometimes notice my patience wearing this a little quicker when it is grey out. Thanks so much for giving me a strategy for working on it.Steph at Modern Parents Messy Kidshttp://www.modernparentsmessykids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-63571955358998157892011-01-31T15:42:32.986-08:002011-01-31T15:42:32.986-08:00So perfect for me today. I seriously have wondered...So perfect for me today. I seriously have wondered in the past if I have SAD. She describes perfectly how I start to feel as Fall ends. And how I feel Jan - pretty much April. I HATE winter, and living in Utah does not help this! I crave warm weather, sunshine, the world in bloom, and longer days! This has been such a helpful post for me to read. Wonderful info. Thank you for this!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307785864255054625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-33496178423213338012011-01-31T13:50:03.984-08:002011-01-31T13:50:03.984-08:00Oh winter! So hard! In BC it rains and rains for...Oh winter! So hard! In BC it rains and rains for weeks on end and can get quite depressing. I don't think I suffer from full blown S.A.D. taking extra vitamin D is a good idea-I never go outside when it's cold and drizzly so I know I get low on vitamin D all winter.<br /><br />I track my cycle, and I learned that I don't actually have PMS or cravings like I thought I did. My mood swings are more triggered by lack of sleep than anything else. Tracking is great! It provides a lot of insight and helps you change what actually needs to be changed instead of just guessing.Curlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176883112936068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-41160203545120850602011-01-31T13:15:42.198-08:002011-01-31T13:15:42.198-08:00What a timely post! January through mid February i...What a timely post! January through mid February is normally the roughest for my SAD. This is the first winter in our new house. When we were looking LOTS of natural light was a must because when mommy isn't happy nobody is. So far I've noticed a HUGE difference. Only on the very darkest days do I recognize any symptoms appearing. I love having seasons so I wouldn't want to move south to avoid SAD, but I know we won't be moving any further north ever, ever, ever!Amanda @ willful/joyfulhttp://www.willfuljoyful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-397543670153946082011-01-31T10:36:35.424-08:002011-01-31T10:36:35.424-08:00Abbie: You're awesome! It doesn't get more...Abbie: You're awesome! It doesn't get more raw than this. Thank you.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492629476225188410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-85265837864846375642011-01-31T10:24:14.897-08:002011-01-31T10:24:14.897-08:00I don't usually comment (although I think your...I don't usually comment (although I think your blog is great and the comments are too, I am just by nature a quiet observer) but I felt like I needed to jump in on this one. I think there is something to the vitamin D thing, but according to the Mayo Clinic "The upper limit (UL) for vitamin D has been recommended as 2,000 IU daily due to toxicities that can occur when taken in higher doses." So by all means take some vitamin D, but i would be careful taking more than 2,000 IU (or 50 micrograms) unless directed to do so for a specific reason by your doctor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-55210994173437918052011-01-31T10:17:18.762-08:002011-01-31T10:17:18.762-08:00Wow. Thank you so much for this post. I don't ...Wow. Thank you so much for this post. I don't struggle w/ SAD mostly b/c I refuse to live anywhere with bad winters :) But, I sure struggle with controlling my emotions. Tracking triggers is such a wonderful idea. Thank you for being proactive and sharing your proactiveness with us. I am going to start doing this. Today! Thanks again!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325361499837673705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-74290620824765697432011-01-31T08:01:00.303-08:002011-01-31T08:01:00.303-08:00it's refreshing to see someone so honest about...it's refreshing to see someone so honest about their experience. thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-73818809161718559272011-01-31T07:48:31.917-08:002011-01-31T07:48:31.917-08:00Walking to the store to buy loads of vitamin D rig...Walking to the store to buy loads of vitamin D right now! Thanks Ann and Cindy!Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674890158799253076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-34444518805720731012011-01-31T07:26:24.773-08:002011-01-31T07:26:24.773-08:00I have always struggled with some degree of SAD, w...I have always struggled with some degree of SAD, which got a lot worse when I moved to Idaho (where winter is about 7 months long!). My first few winters here were HORRIBLE. As soon as the days started getting shorter I would want to crawl into bed and never get out.<br /><br />Two years ago, my doctor put me (for other reasons) on a super high dose of Vitamin D - 50,000 IUs weekly (to put that in perspective, most people take about 7,000 IUs weekly). That winter I was happy ALL WINTER LONG. I haven't had nearly so much winter depression since then! So I definitely second the Vitamin D recommendation. It's very difficult to get too much D, so if a small dose isn't working, try upping it and see what happens.cindy baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173344689280406987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-78147438082636743172011-01-31T06:45:31.840-08:002011-01-31T06:45:31.840-08:00When I was pregnant with my third--especially duri...When I was pregnant with my third--especially during the winter months of that pregnancy--I was pretty depressed. It's true--you feel like you've been down forever.<br /><br />What Abbie did is actually what a counselor I spoke to recommended that I do. She also recommended that I start <br /><br />1. Focus on eating a lot more protein (important during pregnancy, but also important for mood health in general). I did this and it helped some, but this was relatively easy for me at that time because I was starving all the time and craved protein.<br /><br />2. Take a (liquid) vitamin D supplement. I was extremely skeptical about this one. But I just did it anyway, and it made a phenomenal difference for me. I immediately noticed that my thoughts were less self-condemning. Maybe it's sounds crazy to you, but this was my experience. Maybe someone out there will be helped by this.<br /><br />Another thing is at work here. I think that when we have trials and we decided we are going to DO something about them, even our smallest efforts (or enormous as Abbie's have been) matter. The Lord sees that we are trying, and blesses us out of proportion to our efforts. For me, taking the supplement, as tiny a thing as that sounds like, was a hard thing for me. When you are depressed it's hard to to ANYTHING to help yourself. So, it was a leap of faith, and I was rewarded for that. Rewarded way more than my efforts merited at that point.<br /><br />Thanks for this great post. SAD and Depression are real real real.queenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971694975836608186noreply@blogger.com