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This explanation of little sun => suicides doesn't work, at least as directly as most would think: Research on seasonal effects on suicide rates suggests that

This explanation of little sun => suicides doesn't work, at least as directly as most would think: Research on seasonal effects on suicide rates suggests that the prevalence of suicide is greatest during the late spring and early summer months, despite the common belief that suicide rates peak during the cold and dark months of the winter season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_effects_on_suicide_rates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_effects_on_suicide_ra...

reacweb 11y ago
Lack of sun causes more people to be depressive. Non depressive people are happier during late spring and early summer. Seeing other people happy increases the tendency to suicide in depressive people.
nabla9 11y ago
People with some level seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and people with depression react to change differently. For people suffering from SAD symptoms typically start in the fall and stay during winter months. For people with clinical depression it's the springtime that throws them off. I live in Finland and I have clear SAD symptoms in the fall and winter (very tired and low energy). Using Philips light therapy lamp completely fixes it for me as does trip to Spain in the winter.
Raphmedia 11y ago
As somebody that lives somewhere where SAD is a real thing, I can perhaps offer a glimpse into this. During the winter, it's so dark and cold, you get depressed. You stop going out, and you stop socializing. It's not that bad, at least you don't feel so worthless for not going outside since everything is awful outside. Then spring comes along and everyone starts going outside. The weather is very good now. Everyone is having fun. Everyone but you. You are still stuck inside, afraid to come out, all depressed. That's the point where suicide start to seem like an option.

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This explanation of little sun => suicides doesn't work, at least as directly as most would think: Research on seasonal effects on suicide rates suggests that

by ptaipale 11y ago

reacweb 11y ago
Lack of sun causes more people to be depressive. Non depressive people are happier during late spring and early summer. Seeing other people happy increases the tendency to suicide in depressive people.
nabla9 11y ago
People with some level seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and people with depression react to change differently. For people suffering from SAD symptoms typically start in the fall and stay during winter months. For people with clinical depression it's the springtime that throws them off. I live in Finland and I have clear SAD symptoms in the fall and winter (very tired and low energy). Using Philips light therapy lamp completely fixes it for me as does trip to Spain in the winter.
Raphmedia 11y ago
As somebody that lives somewhere where SAD is a real thing, I can perhaps offer a glimpse into this. During the winter, it's so dark and cold, you get depressed. You stop going out, and you stop socializing. It's not that bad, at least you don't feel so worthless for not going outside since everything is awful outside. Then spring comes along and everyone starts going outside. The weather is very good now. Everyone is having fun. Everyone but you. You are still stuck inside, afraid to come out, all depressed. That's the point where suicide start to seem like an option.