15 - What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

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SIGN    Comical Psychosomatic Medicine!
SIGN    Episode 15
    "What Is Seasonal
    Affective Disorder?"
[00:04] Asuna
    Hi, everyone! I'm the nurse at
    Yuu Mental Clinic, Nurse Asuna.
[00:08] Ryou
    I'm the ps—
SIGN    Please Wait a Moment.
[00:14] Asuna
    Did you know that the name
    "bikini" came about because
[00:16] Asuna
    nuclear bomb testing was carried
    out on a place called Bikini Atoll,
[00:19] Asuna
    meaning it's a swimsuit as explosively
    shocking as a nuclear bomb?
[00:23] Ryou
    Bikini trivia just took priority
    over my introductio—
[00:30] Asuna
    So on that note, my sister is on vacation at
    the beach this week, so she isn't here.
[00:34] Ryou
    And I don't know if it was "on that note,"
[00:36] Ryou
    but now I know why that
    forced fanservice was used.
[00:38] Ryou
    Now, this week's the—
[00:41] [SONG] Text
    Today's Theme
    "Seasonal Affective Disorder"
    (Seasonal Depression)
[00:48] Ryou
    Seasonal affective disorder
    is, as the name suggests,
[00:49] Ryou
    when emotions are affected by the seasons.
[00:52] Ryou
    In English, it's abbreviated to SAD.
[00:54] Asuna
    Seasonal SAD-ism?
[00:56] Lady
    Here. Since it's summer, I'll use
    a sparkler instead of a candle.
[01:01] Guy
    That's even sadder...
[01:02] Ryou
    Who wants S&M with an atmosphere like that?!
SIGN    "Emotional Disorder"
SIGN    "Sexuality"
SIGN    "Seasonal"
[01:04] Asuna
    But what's an emotional disorder?
[01:07] Ryou
    Don't rearrange it to sound sexual!
SIGN    Today's Theme
    "Seasonal Affective Disorder"
    (Seasonal Depression)
[01:08] Ryou
    Seasonal affective disorder is,
    put more simply, seasonal depression.
[01:13] Ryou
    Basically, feeling down only
    at certain times of the year is
[01:16] Ryou
    known broadly as seasonal affective disorder.
[01:18] Asuna
    Only at certain times?
SIGN    Christmas
SIGN    See you next year!
[01:21] Guy
    It's Christmas, but Santa
    won't bring me a girlfriend!
SIGN    Coming-of-Age Day
SIGN    Want to do grown-up things?
[01:25] Guy
    It's Coming-of-Age Day,
    but I can't do anything grown-up!
SIGN    Foundation Day
SIGN    King!
[01:28] Guy
    It's Foundation Day, but I can't form a
    nation where everyone but me is female!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    King!
SIGN    Constitution Memorial Day
[01:32] Guy
    It should be guaranteed by the constitution,
[01:34] Guy
    but I can't even have the minimal
    cultural level of romance!
SIGN    Greenery Day
SIGN    I'm Midori!
[01:37] Guy
    It's Greenery Day, but I don't
    have a girlfriend named Midori!
SIGN    Children's Day
SIGN    I'd like a child soon...
[01:41] Guy
    It's Children's Day, but I have
    no one to make children with!
SIGN    Hey, wait!
SIGN    Marine Day
[01:44] Guy
    It's Marine Day, but I don't have
    a girl in a bikini next to me!
SIGN    Health and Sports Day
SIGN    Let's run together!
[01:47] Guy
    It's Health and Sports Day, but I can't
    do sports with a girl in bloomers!
SIGN    Culture Day
SIGN    We're just friends!!
[01:50] Guy
    Infidelity is culture,
    but I have no one to cheat with!
SIGN    For you, Master.
SIGN    Labor Thanksgiving Day
SIGN    Tee- hee
[01:53] Guy
    It's Labor Thanksgiving Day,
SIGN    I'll do labor for you.
[01:55] Guy
    but I don't have a maid
    who'll do labor for me!
[02:00] Ryou
    That's totally wrong!
    National holidays aren't image clubs!
[02:04] Ryou
    There are several variations
    of seasonal depression,
SIGN    Winter
    Depression
SIGN    Summer
    Depression
[02:07] Ryou
    but these two are the
    representative patterns.
[02:10] Ryou
    First, summer depression.
SIGN    Occurs around May through September
[02:11] Ryou
    Symptoms include reduced
    appetite and insomnia.
SIGN    Reduced
    Appetite
SIGN    Insomnia
[02:16] Asuna
    Don't we call that "summer exhaustion"?
[02:19] Ryou
    It is difficult to distinguish the two,
[02:21] Ryou
    but the difference lies in whether
    you feel emotionally down or not.
SIGN    Winter Depression
[02:24] Ryou
    Then there's winter depression.
[02:25] [SONG] Text
    Occurs around October through March
[02:25] Ryou
    Symptoms are the opposite: increased
    appetite, oversleeping, etc.
SIGN    Increased
    Appetite
SIGN    Oversleeping
[02:31] Asuna
    Isn't that called storing up fat so you can
    sleep in a den to make it through winter?
[02:34] Ryou
    It's not hibernation!
SIGN    Summer Depression
SIGN    Winter Depression
[02:36] Ryou
    In either case, at a
    certain time of the year,
[02:38] Ryou
    you feel less motivated even
    though you're not stressed,
[02:41] Ryou
    and you feel emotionally uneasy.
[02:44] Asuna
    What causes it?
[02:46] Ryou
    The definitive cause is unclear,
[02:48] Ryou
    but neurotransmitters such as melatonin
    are known to be influenced by sunlight.
[02:53] Ryou
    So, for example, with winter depression,
[02:55] Ryou
    it's said that reduced exposure to
    sunlight throws off that balance.
[02:59] Asuna
    I see...
[03:01] Asuna
    So how is it treated?
[03:02] Ryou
    There's actually something
    called "light therapy."
SIGN    Winner Therapy
[03:05] Asuna
    "Winner therapy"?
SIGN    Lucky Pendant
SIGN    This pendant alone
    will bring you wealth and
    gorgeous women!!
[03:09] Pendant
    Luck
[03:13] Asuna
    If you're relying on something
    like that, you've already lost.
[03:16] Ryou
    What did you just imagine?!
SIGN    Winner
SIGN    Therapy
[03:18] Ryou
    Light therapy is, as the name suggests,
SIGN    Light
SIGN    Therapy
[03:20] Ryou
    therapy exposing the patient to
    light for a set amount of time.
[03:23] Ryou
    Exposing them to light similar to that
    of the sun can improve winter depression.
SIGN    Mmph...
    Five more minutes...
[03:28] Ryou
    Of course, exposure to sunlight is
    always important, not just in winter.
[03:32] Ryou
    According to research, people who have
    trouble waking up feel lonely more easily
[03:36] Ryou
    and have a tendency toward depression.
[03:38] Asuna
    What?!
[03:39] Ryou
    Being slow to start in the morning makes
    you less motivated throughout the day.
[03:44] Ryou
    By opening the curtains to get sunlight as
    soon as you get up, you'll wake up faster,
[03:47] Ryou
    and your body's internal balance
    will begin to adjust itself.
[03:50] Ryou
    This makes you feel better
    throughout the day.
[03:54] Asuna
    I see!
[03:55] Asuna
    In any case, don't keep
    watching this anime forever.
[03:58] Asuna
    Go outside and get some sun! Right?
[04:00] Ryou
    Huh? Oh... Right... I guess...
[04:03] Asuna
    And that means my sister's
    mental health might improve
[04:06] Asuna
    by getting some sun on the beach right now.
[04:08] Ryou
    Well, I don't know how "healthy" the
    things she comes up with will ever be...
[04:12] Iyashi
    Asuna!
[04:17] Iyashi
    I got so much sunlight, I burned.
[04:21] Ryou
    You're too burned!
[04:28] Iyashi
    What should a grown woman do
    when she forgets her sunblock
[04:31] Iyashi
    and gets depressed just thinking
    about what this will do to her skin?
[04:35] Ryou
    It's a bit late for that...
[04:37] Ryou
    Uh, never mind. I said nothing.
SIGN    Before it's too late,
    visit the mental clinic!
SIGN    This program is a work of fiction. There is no guarantee that the treatments mentioned herein
    will work. Before having a medical exam, make sure the doctor deals in these treatments first.