Depression and the Winter Blues
For those who suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder, that issue is about to end because spring is here…Finally. If you don’t know what that is, I’ll explain.
There are people who have symptoms of depression that begin when the days start getting shorter, usually in November or December, and the feeling may last until the beginning of spring. Since spring is here, you may be done; however, if you aren’t, there may be a good reason for that.
Something very important for the body to be able to do is adapt to changes in your environment. People who have depression symptoms often have a problem with this. Their body has a difficult time adapting to changes. The number one reason for this is that the nervous system is not able to respond the way it should.
The ability to detect and fix this problem is one of the main reasons our office is so successful in helping people who are dealing with depression symptoms. When the body has lost the ablity to adapt properly, something happens. Your higher brain centers are pushed into what is called “sympathetic overdrive”. When your brain is in this state, you will potentially exhibit many of the symptoms of depression.
What Can Stop The Depression Symptoms
The biggest issue that causes people to go into sympathetic overdrive is stress – especially mental/emotional stress. The degree of stress you experience is relative. It’s all about how your brain interprets the environment at the time of stress. If you have had stressful life, you are prone to be more affected by stress. The old stress you experienced makes you more susceptible to being triggered by current events.
By removing the effects of the previous stresses, we are often able to lessen or eliminate the triggers so the current life events don’t trigger overresponses in the brain. This will keep you from going into sympathetic overdrive. Thus your symptoms of depression can be greatly lessened or eliminated.
To obtain a computerized scan of your nervous system to see if you qualify for this life-changing care, call us at 402=-333-4848.
Depression in Omaha, NE can be helped by Dr. Jack Betliz
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