tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post116061252700236109..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: Seasonal DepressionRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160834158419637752006-10-14T06:55:00.000-07:002006-10-14T06:55:00.000-07:00Also I think I was internalizing a lot of this stu...Also I think I was internalizing a lot of this stuff last year. Blaming myself because the kids I was were so completely cut off from any sort of culture or history. When, you know, that might just be the way society is right now. So, maybe the trick is just to invest myself in things that are more healthy.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160773835793563552006-10-13T14:10:00.000-07:002006-10-13T14:10:00.000-07:00just a therapeutic factoid from a clinical social ...just a therapeutic factoid from a clinical social worker to-be: sometimes healthy detachment is exactly what we need to get through rough times as a form of protection. not a cruel and brutal state of unfeeling, but an ability to be in touch with and to set boundaries with our feelings.clairevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761843590916439366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160773078811824032006-10-13T13:57:00.000-07:002006-10-13T13:57:00.000-07:00Exercise is definitely a good way to go... make it...Exercise is definitely a good way to go... make it a part of your routine. But don't get down on yourself if you occasionally miss a work-out. The guilt does nothing for depression. All the better if your wife will exercise with you, as she can be a gentle motivator during those times you aren't feeling particularly enthusiastic.sock monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079390998688740197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160746906611704962006-10-13T06:41:00.000-07:002006-10-13T06:41:00.000-07:00I've considered getting one of those lamps. Also, ...I've considered getting one of those lamps. Also, I'm going to start walking to the Y and swimming a few nights a week. And, to be honest, my social worker wife isn't going to let me cope by detaching. But, I think it's sort of necessary with the university situation I'm in. I study at a <I>very non-academic</I> state university. And that definitely bothered me last year. I got very depressed about it actually, which was probably a little weird. I know that it was tough for everyone around me, who wanted to support me (and did!), but had to hear constantly about "Why are the people in my seminar so fucking stupid?!"<BR/><BR/>So, I don't want to go down that road this time. But, you're definitely right Hiromi- emotional detachment isn't much of an alternative!Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160691600846965972006-10-12T15:20:00.000-07:002006-10-12T15:20:00.000-07:00Light therapy and/or antidepressant medications (i...Light therapy and/or antidepressant medications (in particular, SSRIs) are often effective treatments for SAD. There are also herbal remedies with which some people with mild depression report success.sock monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079390998688740197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160688429689165642006-10-12T14:27:00.000-07:002006-10-12T14:27:00.000-07:00Dude. There has *got* to be an alternative to depr...Dude. There has *got* to be an alternative to depression besides making yourself not care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com