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30 The Parish Magazine - October 2022 Please mention The Parish Magazine when responding to advertisements Louise Amanda Sheppard (BA/Dip) EMDR Specialist Hypnotherapist Mobile Therapist covering Oxfordshire & Berkshire EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) A powerful tool, proven to be extremely useful in the treatment of traumatised individuals, which can give people back control in just a few sessions Trauma . Victims of Rape . Assault Combat . Drug Addiction . Bereavement Fears/Phobias . Anxiety . Depression Hypnotherapy Pain . Anxiety . Fears . Phobias Smoking . Weight Management Age Regression/Past-Life Regression Gestalt Therapy/Dreamwork Parts Therapy 07842 262 583 lasheppard61@gmail.com
Symptoms are not ‘just’ feeling a bit down. That is normal and is transient and recovers daily or can be overridden. SAD is persisted depression symptoms. Feeling hopeless, guilty or frustrated about trivial things that you’d normally deal with. A paralysis of decision making, anger, irritability and despair. Biological/physical symptoms associated with SAD are slightly different to other depressive illness but are no less stressful. With SAD, people often do not lose their appetite, and indeed, it often increases. Sleep patterns cause more sleep being less refreshed, whereas other depressive illnesses cause early morning wakening. Sex drive disappears and the combination of the above leads to poor performance at work and home, loss of interest in hobbies and the increase in bad habits. All in all, I feel we should look at this as a ‘proper’ depressive illness and treat it just as seriously. Treatment suggests a pill and a cure. This is not the case. Medicines such as anti-depressants can alleviate some symptoms but does not remove the cause — most raise serotonin availability. Removing some of the factors that lead to SAD can help: — Light. Get out in the day if you can, exercise to remove fatigue. A The Parish Magazine - October 2022 31 HEALTH Dr Simon Ruffle writes . . . Forever Autumn SADness October. The eighth month of the old calendar before the Romans changed it. This meant our seasons became related to the calendar in a more constant way. October in the Northern Hemisphere makes us forget the summer and ‘welcome’ in Autumn. War of the Worlds is still one of the most iconic science fiction works ever. Written in 1898 by HG Wells it has been made into films, musical and radio versions. And 40 years after publishing, Orson Welles used the piece in his radio show Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast by CBS.He caused panic across America as people panicked that the show was reporting news events from far away! 40 years further on Jeff Wayne produced the musical version of this that is still selling today. One of the popular tracks of this album is Forever Autumn sung by Justin Hayward. But what else does autumn usher in? THEORIES Lots of illnesses emerge in autumn. There are many theories as to why. Some include the use of central heating, closing windows, hot housing children and workers in poorly ventilated areas, such as trains, tubes, buses, schools and offices. No doubt this contributes. Vitamin D levels fall as we are exposed less to UV light. Vitamin D is vital for the immune system. Also, less exposure to natural light causes our melatonin levels to be lower and this changes our sleep patterns and thus our circadian rhythm. Serotonin production in the nervous system is also affected. Many viral infections arise, influenza, common cold, Norovirus (D&V) and parasitic infections such as thread, hook and round worms. However, these are minor illnesses, mostly self limiting, some requiring a pharmacist's advice and of course, flu is mostly preventable. Seasonally Adjusted Disorder, (SAD), on the other hand, is far less talked about but pervasive and debilitating. SAD is also known as seasonally adjusted depression or winter depression. Autumn Leaves HELP S Ruffle light box can be useful. Sleep patterns are important to maintain and that nagging fatigue and low mood after a poor night's sleep cannot be pandered too. Get up and get going. — Vitamin D supplement (1,000 IU a day will not cause any harm) and is available at pharmacies and health food shops. — Melatonin. This is a knotty question. Melatonin is a food supplement in most countries and is available as such. However it is regulated in the NHS as a medicine and is normally not allowed to be prescribed. This is because the evidence behind its use is poor and not cost effective. However in my experience some people really benefit: 3mg or 5mg at night is the usual dose. If your symptoms worsen and changes in your lifestyle do not help, most areas of the country allow you to self refer for counselling services, for example Berkshire’s service is: https:// talkingtherapies.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ SSRI medicine can be prescribed. CURE The SAD ‘cure’ is in the name — seasonal. But 4-6 months of feeling awful a year really needs to be challenged. Don’t put SAD down to being a bit down! As in the song our protagonist believed he’d lost his Carrie and his life would be Forever Autumn but for fans of the War of the Worlds we know (spoiler alert) things turn out alright in the end.
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