As always, summer flew by quietly. And even the first autumn sunny devices are less and less. They were replaced by the crying clouds with protracted rains, blurring hopes for Babier Summer. And along with the departed in the summer, the mood was worsened, and well -being worsened. How not to succumb to autumn colds and a felling spleen, we asked the head of the Health Center at the city hospital No. 1, psychotherapist Maria Kazbekovna Dubrovskaya.- Everything that you are talking about belongs to seasonal reduction in mood. This is usually due to the reduction of sunlight, which is why the body develops less serotonin – the hormone of joy. Why southerners are much more mobile and emotional than us? They have metabolism (serotonin, melotonin – pigment in tanning) more accelerated, and the feeling of joy is present at the genetic and biochemical levels. In our medium latitudes, when daylight hours are reduced and the sun shines less often, the body flows into a certain spleen and melancholy. I would say some hibernation. The autumn seasonal mood is to a large extent connected with the end of the vacation, which we have been waiting for a whole year; with new troubles, especially for those adults whose children learn.- During the summer we rested, strengthened ourselves with vitamins, it would seem, live and rejoice, use the accumulated reserves …- That’s it all. But it is the psychological aspect of autumn, as a certain extinction, that can really get out of the rut. It has long been noticed that in the spring, despite avitaminosis, asthenia, transferred after severe flu or SARS, people, especially women, bloom, become more funny. And again, this is due to an increase in daylight hours and the production of serotonin, with general activation. It has long been known if a person is active, fully rejoices in the sun, positively configured in life, his body is more resistant to the same colds. We know that the seasonal outbreaks of the flu begin from September to March – the darkest period of time.- It turns out that we ourselves provoke a malaise?- When a person is in a state of lethargy, it turns out that all the efforts of the body are aimed at preserving and not to waste the remaining energy. And, being in such an internal tension on one side and autumn lethargy on the other, we lose the ability to strong immunity. That is, the body will read not to fight with colds, but for maintaining its own reserves. And if, for example, they got into the rain, they did not notice how the legs were wet, the body is simply maladaptive. As a result, immunity is reduced to some kind of viral states, to bacterial microflora.- How to help him?- There are many options. Most importantly, during this period, you should get enough sleep and eat right. I advise you to give preference to give various sour -milk products to restore intestinal microflora. A fruit and vegetable diet is recommended. In the fall, these are primarily apples, all kinds of melons. It is necessary to distribute personal activity correctly without leaving your business on a dark evening. Color therapy helps. In the fall, afraid to get dirty, we usually prefer darker clothes. As a result, the eyes do not rejoice in the sun, light, and besides, he stumbles on gloomy people. All this does not add a feeling of joy and positive to our body, and we begin to hide in these clothes. That is, again, we direct all our energy to a decrease in the costs of internal resources. Do not forget about physical exertion. Especially well -strengthening swimming.- And if there is no time to go to the pool or to the gym? – They will be successfully replaced by Saturday and Sunday walks in the fresh air. We have many parks, and walking on fallen foliage is a pleasure. Here you have color, aromatherapy and emotional component. Unfortunately, the autumn spleen, especially when a person begins to be fixed on it, can go into more serious conditions. There is a feeling of hopelessness: the summer has passed, a long winter ahead. The alarm is born automatically, reflexively, and again due to a change in serotonino-melotonin metabolism. And many begin to eat a lot, that is, they seize the alarm, saturating the centers of pleasure. In this case, the autumn sple can go into winter fullness.- But I don’t want to get too much …- I agree. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on sour -milk products, vegetables and fruits. Although the protein should also be present in the diet. It is necessary not to eat after six in the evening, but to distribute the meal according to the schedule: in small portions in three hours. And add bright colors to clothes, not makeup. You can put a fountain at work or hang a bright picture. Why the same New Year’s posters are so bright, juicy? The visual analyzer is saturated, and the center of pleasure is involved. We always said that a healthy mind is in a healthy body. But you can paraphrase: with a healthy spirit, a healthy body. If you have a good emotional mood, then the body and immunity will be really healthy. Do not get hung up in the fall, remember that spring will come. Autumn is just the time of the year with its pleasant moments. So positive can be found everywhere. How to reassure yourself if you can’t sleep from m. TO. Dubrovskaya:- Often there is internal anxiety, although everything seems to be fine at work, and in the family. This condition is called unmotivated anxiety, and it is again characteristic of the autumn spleen. Any kind of soothing teas will help. Decoctions, not alcohol tinctures of hawthorn, motherwort, lemon balm, oregano. Home pads soothe well. But if the level of anxiety, apathy, indifference becomes more pronounced, you should seek advice, either a psychologist or a psychotherapist. There are people whose internal antidepressant substances really cease to be produced in the autumn-winter period. In this case, medical care is needed.
