Fatigue

[Miranda]

Just an FYI, the tanning bed lamps aren't the right grade (spectrum?) to treat SAD. They make special sunlamps for that, so while it doesn't matter for you, tell your friends to save their skin and get outdoors or look into getting a real lamp (they are $$$$) if their SAD is bad enough.

Ahh, that's good to know. I knew there was something "special" to the type of light, but didn't know what. Maybe it mentally makes them feel better if they look like summer (tan). I'm always just trying to not fry with sunburn or die of skin ca.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Ahh, that's good to know. I knew there was something "special" to the type of light, but didn't know what. Maybe it mentally makes them feel better if they look like summer (tan). I'm always just trying to not fry with sunburn or die of skin ca.

I will sheepishly admit that I did my one and only visit to a tanning booth last year in a crazy attempt to find sunshine in New England in winter. I can see why people go to them in the winter. It felt really good while I was there. BUT that night I felt like a piece of bacon. I swear I was sizzling in my bed. I only spent 2 minutes in the lowest wattage one (I know the owner) and I just couldn't figure out how people could be in it longer. It was pretty intense.

The weird thing for me is I actually get out more at night and walk my dog in the peace and quiet and feel better being in the cold air. I know what I'm missing and it's being outside and the sun, so I think I'm going to put money towards a vacation this winter somewhere warm, or maybe a couple of flights to Florida.

The thing about living in the Sierras is that even though you are buried under snow, the sun pops out after every storm. And with all that snow around you, it is that much brighter. So here when the sun goes in I wilt.

Yes you will find that taking a day off makes you stronger. Everything gets to relax and rebuild. It was one of the lessons I should of learned but I'm getting there. It's just that I like to bike

[tulip]

Almost two years ago I did something that had never done before--I went south in February. My stepmother and I went to Nicaragua for 10 days. It was WONDERFUL. When I got back, it was almost March, and in these parts, that's a bearable wait until spring.

Interestingly, aside from Nicaraguans, the most people I met there were Canadians.