Rainy Day Blues-Fact Or Fiction

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Rainy Day Blues – Fact Or Fiction? Does weather affect a person’s mood and actions? That question has been asked many times by many people. It is a question that has no right or wrong answer. There are a lot of factors that can affect a person’s mood and the way they feel and the things they do. The weather does play a large part in how a person feels and acts and the things they think about. There have been several studies conducted from the 1970’s to present time with many different outcomes. Small children were given paper and crayons on a sunny day and were told to draw a picture. To nobody’s surprise, they all drew happy faces on their stick people. The same group of children was also given paper and crayons on a rainy day; they all drew rain drops and frowning faces on their stick people. When we are subject to light, whether it be sunlight or artificial light, a gland in our brain, called the pineal, releases serotonin. Serotonin is compared to an elixir for happiness. The serotonin takes over and releases energy. It promotes wakefulness and helps set the mood to a good feeling. The pineal gland releases melatonin when we are subject to darkness. The “mel” in melatonin means black. So, this means we think about sleep. Therefore, we become tired or at least we “think” we are tired. Spring is when people experience the most feeling good in sunlight. After a winter of gloomy skies we welcome the nice warmer and bright, sunny days. This is the time to get outside and enjoy it. Although, when summer gets here, it is harder to enjoy the time outside. Even though it is hot outside, the sunlight does a person good. Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, is a form of depression that happens every year at the same time. There are 2 forms of SAD. The first one is rare and starts in early spring and continues through summer.

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