Well i wonder.

[postman]

I have noticed i am feeling a little better,as the days seem brighter and lighter.People have mentioned SAD to me,i do feel better when we come out of the long dark winter.

 

[biggs682]

I have noticed i am feeling a little better,as the days seem brighter and lighter.People have mentioned SAD to me,i do feel better when we come out of the long dark winter.

It makes a difference that is for sure

 

[night cycler]

It is a very common thing. The higher temperatures this winter so far have meant it has not been quite as bad as most winters. I`m pleased you feel better-the next season is Spring, so moreopportunities, more time outdoors etc.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I have noticed i am feeling a little better,as the days seem brighter and lighter.People have mentioned SAD to me,i do feel better when we come out of the long dark winter.

SAD is a hell of a thing. It really screws with your brain chemicals, and can't half wallop people who are susceptible to it. We all feel better, when the U.V. levels increase. A lot of extra Vitamin D is produced, which helps with feeling better, and you are more inclined to get outdoors, so you get more oxygen in your system, which is a natural high as well.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

@postman - I use one of those bright light daylight boxes. I have it on a timer and it comes on to help with those dark mornings when otherwise I would just never wake up and would feel like yuck when I do. Makes a good difference .

So that's two of us feeling better now

 

[fossyant]

Daylight box on now as we write.

 

[AndyRM]

@postman - I use one of those bright light daylight boxes. I have it on a timer and it comes on to help with those dark mornings when otherwise I would just never wake up and would feel like yuck when I do. Makes a good difference .

So that's two of us feeling better now

Totally agree. They are an absolutely brilliant innovation.

 

[palinurus]

Every single day I check the sunrise and sunset times here, sometimes twice just to be sure. Another four minutes tomorrow.

 

[vernon]

Totally agree. They are an absolutely brilliant innovation.

As opposed to an absolutely dark invention?

 

[AndyRM]

As opposed to an absolutely dark invention?

Your coat, sir.

 

[Fnaar]

 

[Milkfloat]

Ave certainly noticed it, there is just a little bit of light left when I leave work, that makes a world of difference.

 

[Levo-Lon]

People are usually happier when we get some sun ,lighter mornings and eves .

i certainly get very fed up in winter..

 

[annedonnelly]

It doesn't affect me but I have noticed that the mornings & evenings are getting lighter which is nice. It's usually more interesting to be out and about in daylight.

But thinking about this lots of people nowadays seem to have blinds permanently across their windows, maybe slanted, but not open to let in lots of light. I like my curtains wide open during daylight hours. Do you think some people could do more to help them selves by letting more natural light indoors?

 

[gavroche]

There is a house a couple of hundred metres from me where the curtains are always closed. It is lived in but the house never seem to see daylight and the windows are always closed. When I walk past it, I wonder what sort of people live in it and how much it must stink as well. The front garden is full of rubbish with a car on bricks. I am glad they don't live next door to me.