by Bret Capranica | May 26, 2005 | Psychology
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)! What is SAD? It is another disorder drawn from the objectivity of science (**heavy sarcasm**). SAD is another possible explanation for why people become depressed. According to the study, in months where there is little sunlight, the brain begins to shrink (at least it does in rats). This creates more depression-causing hormones to be released from the hippocampus. About six percent of Americans are affected by SADness. If the study were true, there would be no depression here in sunny Southern California. However, from my estimation, our sunlit culture pops prozac like Skittles and lives under the dark clouds of their depression despite the year-round sun. There must be a different depression disorder for those who live in too much sun. This report is simply another way for the poor victim of God’s creation to say, “It’s not my fault; I was just made this way; I’m not responsible” It is eerily similar to Adam’s statement to God (and about God) in the garden, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate” (Genesis 3:12). SAD is another piece of evidence that Solomon was right: there is nothing new under the sun (or the...
