SAD Support Group

There’s renewed acivity in the Online Support Groups for Seasonal Affective Disorder now that the days are getting shorter in the Northern hemisphere.

One well moderated group is at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/S-A-D/

I don’t post there out of respect for the group (they ask that only those with a diagnosis actually post) but it great for those who are undergoing treatment for SAD or for getting a better understanding of the condition if you have friends or relatives who suffer.

Recent postings have been about dealing with friends and relatives who dismiss Seasonal Affective Disorder as “all in the mind” and tell you to just get on with it.

You can really only deal with that in one of three ways:-

a) try and educate them - give them books and literature to read

b) ignore them and try and not let them get to you

c) break off the relationship (or see less of them) if they are unsupportive because an unsupportive relationship is the last thing you need when you are feeling down.

Definitely worth joining the SAD support group if you’re a sufferer. You are not alone with this.