Remember these? Sunshine, waves, lazy days, lounging in lazy rivers. It wasn't that long ago but now you are back to this.
If you are feeling run down, cranky, a little bit depressed these days, you may be suffering from something called PVS, Post Vacation Syndrome. PVS isn't found in any reputable medical journals, but it's gaining attention among psychologists who say they really do see a spike in people in need of help every year around this time.
You start having people complain almost immediately right around this time of the year, right after the Labor Day, people are anticipating a change in the weather.
Just a few weeks ago you are boogie boarding with the kids, now those kids are back in school, which means parents are busy helping with homework and after school activities. Temperatures are starting to dip and the sun is setting earlier.
The lack of sunshine seems to help us produce melatonin, makes us feel sluggish, more lethargic. We start to eat a little bit more...
Dr. Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic says one way to beat post vacation syndrome is to get moving. A doctor recent study found exercise may work as well as anti-depressant for some people. And just because the big summer vaca is over, doesn't mean you can't work in a few mini breaks.
Have a movie night, get a board game night,going little ways that you can take breaks, and maybe even schedule in days off.
Change can be good, even if you go from walking the dunes to pounding the pavement.
Erika Edwards, NBC news.
