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Winter Blues Got You Down? These Activities May Lift Your Spirits, NY Redditors Say
If the shorter, darker days of winter have you singing the blues, you’re not alone.
Nearly 10 million Americans experience what psychologists have dubbed seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, according to Boston University.
A form of depression, SAD typically rears its head during late fall or early winter and dissipates during the sunnier days of spring and summer.
Symptoms may include feeling sad most of the day, losing interest in activities you once enjoyed, and having low energy. Some sufferers also report oversleeping, overeating, and having difficulty concentrating.
While the best c…
New Details: Missing 15-Year-Old From Westchester Found, Police Say
New update: Valerio has since been found, Yonkers Police announced on Wednesday, July 12.
Police did not say where Valerio was located and did not release any details about his condition.
Original report: A 15-year-old boy from Westchester who has been missing for more than a week may have been abducted by an online predator, his family said.
Edwin Valerio, age 15, has been missing since running away from his Yonkers home on Sunday, July 2, according to Yonkers Police.
Earlier Report - Alert Issued For Missing Yonkers 15-Year-Old
As of Monday, July 10, Va…
'I Take My Kids With Me': Fairfield County Mom Left Note Before Apparent Triple-Murder/Suicide
The Fairfield County mother who is accused of killing her three children before killing herself had been crying for days and left a suicide note for her husband, according to a new report.
The apparent triple murder-suicide happened on Wednesday, July 27 in Danbury, on Whaley Street.
The children, Junior Panjon, age 12, Joselyn Panjon, age 10, and Jonael Panjon, age 5, were found by police after the department received a request for a welfare check from a distraught and crying person, said Det. Capt. Mark Williams, of the Danbury Police.
That person turned out to be Pedro Panjon, the devas…
Weight Loss Success Story: How A Westchester Teen Lost 100 Pounds
He was 10-years-old when, one day, his father “just didn’t wake up." Soon after, Yonkers native John Pike sunk into a deep depression.
His father, also named John Pike, was an active Yonkers resident that taught in public and parochial schools, was a lector at St. Anthony’s Church, and was a much-loved stay-at-home dad.
The junior Pike moved to Irvington in 2008 following his father's death, but it only deepened his depression. He had to adjust to a new school where friends were few. To deal with his new reality, he slept all day and turned to food.
At 16, he weighed 260 pounds.
Pik…
