Don't want to get up in the winter and have no energy for work? May have seasonal affective disorder

　　Don't want to get up in the winter and have no energy for work?

　　With the advent of winter, it is difficult to get up again.

However, it is difficult to get up in winter, and the lack of energy to go to work in the morning may not be because of laziness, but may also be seasonal affective disorder.

　　Recently, Chen Jiajia, director of the Emotional Disorders Center of the Chengdu Mental Health Center, the Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu, told reporters that Chengdu has less sunshine in winter, coupled with lower temperatures, and people's outdoor activities have been greatly reduced. Therefore, there are actually many such patients in Chengdu.

　　Difficulty getting up, lack of energy to go to work

　　Seasonal Affective Disorder see a doctor after I discovered

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　　After the winter this year, Xiaoli, a 20-year-old white-collar worker in Chengdu, became very unhappy in her work.

Every morning, she couldn't wake up, and finally got up to work. After arriving at the work station, she was still sluggish, and it was difficult to do the work report in her hand.

It wasn't until noon that she felt better and had the energy to finish her work slowly.

　　In the past four to five years, Xiaoli has been like this as soon as winter has entered. This year's situation has become more serious. Her condition has obviously affected her work.

　　A few days ago, Xiaoli came to the Jiujiang District of Chengdu Fourth People's Hospital. Chen Jiajia, director of the Emotional Disorder Center Ward of Chengdu Mental Health Center, evaluated her and found that she had mild seasonal affective disorder.

　　The so-called seasonal affective disorder is related to a specific season (especially winter). It is a kind of mood disorder characterized by depression. It is a disease characterized by recurring depression at the same time every year.

　　Chen Jiajia told Xiaoli that her condition was mild, and she only needed to exercise, diet, etc. to adjust her condition without taking medication.

Uncle is "depressed" in winter

　　Regulated by taking medicine due to severe seasonal affective disorder

　　Chen Jiajia told the Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter that seasonal affective disorder can be divided into mild and severe. Generally, there is no pathological cause in mild cases.

However, patients with severe seasonal affective disorder need to take medication. If they do not intervene in time, they are likely to cause depression.

　　Uncle Chen, who is in his 60s, is such a typical case. He originally suffered from bipolar disorder, which is a mental disorder of "extreme excitement when happy, and extremely negative when down."

Under the premise of this underlying disease, Uncle Chen felt it as soon as winter arrived, as if depression had "find" him again.

　　"The appetite is not as good as before. I don't go anywhere except at home. Not only I don't talk to outsiders, but I don't want to talk to me." Uncle Chen's wife said. Ten years.

What makes the family even more frightened is that Uncle Chen sometimes whispers: "Why is this winter so long? Will I be unable to make it through..."

　　In this regard, Chen Jiajia prescribed a mood stabilizer according to the condition of the uncle. According to reports, patients with the basic disease of bipolar disorder are particularly sensitive to seasonal changes. Their treatment cycle is very long. Although it is not lifelong, they need to take long-term drugs. .

If you don't take medicine in time to intervene, Uncle Chen's situation will get worse and worse, and even extreme thoughts will appear, with unimaginable consequences.

　　Common diseases in Northern Europe find people in Chengdu

　　Doctor: Do more aerobic exercise and eat sweets appropriately

　　Chen Jiajia said that although seasonal affective disorder is very common in Northern Europe, she found that there are actually more cases in Chengdu.

　　This is not difficult to understand. "With less sunshine and cold air, many people's outdoor activities decrease." The three factors are combined, and seasonal affective disorder is induced.

　　For mild patients like Xiaoli, Chen Jiajia gives several solutions:

　　First, increase exercise, especially those aerobic exercises and outdoor activities that can sweat slightly.

　　Second, maintain a balanced nutrition. In winter, you can appropriately increase the intake of sweets. Sweets help the human brain to secrete endorphins, a pleasant hormone.

　　Third, increase the time of light, not just sunlight, but indoor lighting is also effective. Light can increase the concentration of human body-related neurotransmitters, thereby improving mood.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Reporter Dai Jiajia