spicy_dreams wrote:On the topic of Rachelle probably being depressed.. I remember ages ago (like just after Emma was born maybe?) She was tested for a bunch of stuff and the only thing that was off was her vitamin D levels being low. Now vitamin D deficiency is super super common, mainly in areas with less warm weather/sunshine. But in southern California? Naw man, you gotta be putting in effort to be vitD deficient in a place like that. Rachelle is an idiot for real. Even since her doctor told her this, and told her to get in the sun, she still doesn't seem to be doing that? Like she'll be in the sun during her walk across the target parking lot, but thats bout it. One time when they were going to the park (at the old house) I was thinking "oh good she's outside!" But the dumb bitch was wearing a big ass sweater. She even said the sweater was a bad idea because she was too hot. Dunno why she couldn't have just taken it off, or at least rolled up the sleeves. Put in a little effort at least.
But yeah I should say, vit D deficiency causes symptoms mimicking depression. This is a huge cause of seasonal affective disorder. You're exhausted, anxious, depressed, craving carbs, unmotivated. It's like hibernation only with pizza and three day old pyjamas. That sounds like Rachelle tbh. I'm not saying she doesn't have good old generic depression/anxiety, I'm just saying her vitamin D deficiency is more than likely also effecting her. Not to mention possible PPD. Solving vitamin D deficiency can be a longterm thing, even when you get it good again you gotta make sure it stays good. It's straightforward to fix, especially in SoCal. Thing is, you only need like 5-10 minutes a day, but your body doesn't store it for long so you need to keep regularly getting sun on your body. Obviously taking care to practice good sun care, you don't want to end up looking like Justin.
I live in the same city as her and had a severe vitamin D deficiency. It gets around 100-115 here in the summer. Nobody wants to go outside and sit in that shit. I’m not an idiot, I just don’t like melting.
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