Do you get SAD in Seattle? (Tacoma: high crime, house, live in)

[OleSchoolFool]

and if u do, how do you deal with it? When I lived in Portland, I always had headaches and felt sluggish, and now I think it had to do with SAD, basically a lack of sunlight cuz don't have it any more. It seems if you spend time outside though, even in cloudy days, it gets better, but isn't it hard to spend time outside if it's raining or drizzling?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Causes and Risk Factors

[Seacove]

Hmm. You don't live here and probably don't plan to. You lived in Portland, not Seattle, but you come to the Seattle board to post this? Why not combine it with the other multi-page thread where the OP there repeated the exact same comments over and over.

[DontLookPhoto]

I lived in Tacoma for ten years and the so called drearyness and rain never bothered me at all.
Tacoma gets a bit more rain and drearyness than Seattle. All the time I lived in the Puget Sound area I never heard of S.A.D. and none of my coworkers, neighbors or friends ever seemed to talk about it and didn't seem to exibit any of the sysmpoms.

I dont recall seeing a bunch of posts (maybe a few) about S.A.D. on other places here like Alaska or British Columbia or even coastal Oregon. What is the the real reason that folks in Seattle seem to be so concerened with this S.A.D. condition. It may be due to high crime and unfriendly people perhaps.
The lack of sun may be only a contributing factor.

[OleSchoolFool]

Originally Posted by DontLookPhoto

I lived in Tacoma for ten years and the so called drearyness and rain never bothered me at all.
Tacoma gets a bit more rain and drearyness than Seattle. All the time I lived in the Puget Sound area I never heard of S.A.D. and none of my coworkers, neighbors or friends ever seemed to talk about it and didn't seem to exibit any of the sysmpoms.

I dont recall seeing a bunch of posts (maybe a few) about S.A.D. on other places here like Alaska or British Columbia or even coastal Oregon. What is the the real reason that folks in Seattle seem to be so concerened with this S.A.D. condition. It may be due to high crime and unfriendly people perhaps.
The lack of sun may be only a contributing factor.

i lived in portland for 10 yrs and most people I knew had symptoms, it doesnt have anyth to do with crime or people, and the lack of sun is THE factor, not a contributing factor
plus i dont get the crime part, seattle is like the safest major city in the country

[Hemlock140]

With most of the rain being a very light drizzle, there is no need to stay inside. I walk two miles a day even when it's raining hard, and much prefer the this climate to hot and sunny all the time. If I lived in a place like Las Vegas or Phoenix I'd be
inside all the time.

[OleSchoolFool]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

With most of the rain being a very light drizzle, there is no need to stay inside. I walk two miles a day even when it's raining hard, and much prefer the this climate to hot and sunny all the time. If I lived in a place like Las Vegas or Phoenix I'd be
inside all the time.

i hear that
i like 4 seasons better tho, except the annoying humidity

[shaylahc]

Only in December, and for me it was the darkness more than the rain.

[MichaelDante]

I moved from CA to WA last year and like was warned to me before spring was amazing, summer close to perfection, fall not too bad but by winter... it drained me of EVERYTHING I was or am. My friends were worried and although I tried everything suggested the constant gloom and rain for weeks on end with a sliver of sun did me in. Between Oct - February I didn't even want to leave my house most days, let alone the bed. Tail between legs I'm moving back out of WA but commend those who endure and jealous of those who do not get it since this really is a beautiful state.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by MichaelDante

I moved from CA to WA last year and like was warned to me before spring was amazing, summer close to perfection, fall not too bad but by winter... it drained me of EVERYTHING I was or am. My friends were worried and although I tried everything suggested the constant gloom and rain for weeks on end with a sliver of sun did me in. Between Oct - February I didn't even want to leave my house most days, let alone the bed. Tail between legs I'm moving back out of WA but commend those who endure and jealous of those who do not get it since this really is a beautiful state.

Well, welcome back tot he Bay Area. The constant sun and rather toasty temps we've been having has kept me house bound. This is going to sound so bizarre to most but I really hate sunny 80 degree weather. I cannot function properly like this. We should just trade.

[Bluefox]

I live in a sunny area but I actually enjoy cloudiness/misting. It's hard to describe but it actually gives me a good feeling. In San Diego this time of year they call May Gray, June Gloom because the marine layer often sits over the city and it's overcast. It's probably my favorite time of year, lol.

I enjoy the sun too but I could do without it every day or even every week. It's just wind and snow that I'd rather not deal with.