Many people suffer from autumn-winter blues

One in five suffers from the fall-winter blues

10/13/2011

Autumn is now showing its true face after the warm days. Temperatures of over 25 degrees are unlikely to be achieved this year. Within a few days the weather has changed. Outside there is now a wet-cold weather conditions. According to a recent survey by the opinion research institute Forsa on behalf of the Techniker Krankenkasse, every fifth respondent in the states said things, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the current weather conditions hit the mind. Accordingly, about 22 percent of respondents suffer from the so-called autumn-winter blues and deplore a depressed mood. In psychotherapy, this mood is also called „Seasonal Affective Disorder“ designated.

In the new federal states, however, a majority shows emotionally as „weatherproof“. 18 percent of the participants said they were in the fall and winter months „to feel particularly well“. For comparison: Only eight percent of the German Germans could share that weather emotion. In no other region of Germany, according to survey results, the Germans were as weather-consistent as in central Germany. The people in Bavaria were particularly impressed by the autumn. Only one in a hundred respondents (1 percent) said they were looking forward to autumn and winter.

Stress increases weather sensitivity
A good half of all people in Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony stated that their basic emotional attitude was not dependent on the weather. Your mood was „generally weather independent“. Nine percent of people said that weather is only a burden when it comes to professional or private stress.

A difference could make the pollsters in men and women. Women were more weather-sensitive than men during the survey study. While 26 percent of German women said under the „Autumn Winter Blues“ only 18 percent of men were able to confirm this statement.

Walks against lack of light
In the coming winter depression with tiredness, an increased need for sleep and the desire for more food is in the opinion of naturopathy before an acute lack of light. In order to prevent the adverse effects, extensive autumn walks in the fresh air are recommended, as naturopath Johannes Richter explained. The cold weather should not deter you. If the symptoms are pronounced, the administration of St. John's wort may also be helpful. In health food stores and pharmacies, wholesome teas or extracts can be purchased over the counter. After the walk in the fresh air, warm teas, pleasant bright colors and candles help to positively influence the mood, said the naturopathy expert. (Sb)

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