Is the sun stronger than socio-economic conditions?

[PubliusVentidius]

Have you ever noticed how where there's a lot of sun there are no suicides while where there is little to no sun there are a lot of suicides? like even if the countries where there's a lot of sun are absolute poor war-torn hellholes and people would have more reasons to kill themselves, they don't. While in very rich countries where people have relatively very few problems but the sun doesn't show up often they kill themselves. Isn't that weird?
Maybe George Carlin was onto something and we should start worshipping it:

 

[jeffk]

Didn't watch the video but there is a relationship between there is correlation between low amounts of vitamin D and depression.

 

[Pugilistic]

Do you have statistics to back this up?

 

[jeffk]

Quick search - https://www.healthline.com/health/depression-and-vitamin-d#risk-factors3

This is not really controversial.

There is a correlation but I am not sure there has been a study to show there causation.

 

[mushishi]

There was a Northern Exposure episode where dude in Alaska was depressed in the winter. He got these sunlight glasses and got addicted to them. lol

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder

 

[loyalyolayal]

Do you have statistics to back this up?

 

[Pugilistic]

Quick search - https://www.healthline.com/health/depression-and-vitamin-d#risk-factors3

This is not really controversial.

There is a correlation but I am not sure there has been a study to show there causation.

I meant the OP's assertion the country's with more sun have less suicide. Although it makes sense at a glance, Japan isn't a cold depressing place in terms of weather but has one of the highest suicide rates. Korea also has a high suicide rate but that wasn't always the case. Socioeconomic conditions changed more than the weather did over the years. The OP's claim would be backed up by statistics of suicide and depression in various countries.

I don't get it..

 

[loyalyolayal]

I meant the OP's assertion the country's with more sun have less suicide. Although it makes sense at a glance, Japan isn't a cold depressing place in terms of weather but has one of the highest suicide rates. Korea also has a high suicide rate but that wasn't always the case. Socioeconomic conditions changed more than the weather did over the years. The OP's claim would be backed up by statistics of suicide and depression in various countries.



I don't get it..

We're poor af. But we're too happy to kill ourselves.

 

[loyalyolayal]

I blame Jesus.

 

[Ceez]

I know that if you google stats for the Seattle-Portland area of the US I believe they have the highest rates of suicide vs anywhere else in the US.

 

[Pugilistic]

We're poor af. But we're too happy to kill ourselves.

wait, you're filipino right? Do you live in the Philippines? I'm planning a trip there next month. Need to start a thread on it pronto

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

The fuck are you talking about?? 10/15 of the highest ranking nations of suicide per captia are in some of the sunniest areas in the world.

Sri Lanka
Cote d'ivoire
Mongolia
Equatorial Guinea
Angola
Sierra Leone
Bolivia
Central African Republic
Etc

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

 

[loyalyolayal]

wait, you're filipino right? Do you live in the Philippines? I'm planning a trip there next month. Need to start a thread on it pronto

I just arrived earlier this month. Just google "things to do in Cebu". Manila is a shithole.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Lack of Vitamin D can affect your mood. People in Sunny places get lots of vitamin D, so they dont get this problem.

Now many sunny places like Africa, or 80s Colombia, or Haiti have lots of issues like murder, but I say you still have to be feeling pretty good about yourself, if you go around murdering people.