Winds of Depression

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In certain regions of the world, the seasonal winds that blow have become legendary, bringing little short of misery and chaos to many of the local inhabitants. In these places it has been known for generations, that the winds bring feelings of anxiety, stress, depression and sleepless nights. Statistical studies show that when they blow, more road accidents happen and suicide rates increase. So real is the problem that it has been known for judges to take this into consideration when sentencing and for hospitals to postpone some operations until the winds cease!

In fact winds like these are surprisingly common across the world:

The Foehn is a dry southerly wind which blows from the Alps across Switzerland and southern Germany. There is the Sirocco in Italy and the Mistral in southern France. ( It is said that Winston Churchill avoided visiting the Mediterranean coast when the Mistral was blowing).

In the Middle East they have Sharav - also known to the Arabs as Hamsin (the fifty days wind). Western Canada and USA have the Chinook - and in the area around California blow the Santa Ana and winds known in Indian mythology as "The Bitter Winds".

The Swiss Meteorological Institute made extensive studies into the problems arising from their local wind, the Foehn, and in 1974 published a list of physical and mental effects it was found to cause. These included:

• Body pains
• Sick headaches
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Variations in body salts - sodium, calcium and magnesium
• Respiratory problems
• Asthma
• Higher incidence of heart attacks
• Slower reaction time
• Irritation
• Exhaustion
• Listlessness
• Anxiety
• Depression

It was later discovered that this unique quality in the air is its electrical charge, which it carries in the form of ions.

Paradoxically, if it carried a positive charge, people (and animals for that matter) felt negative and suffered the symptoms of the notorious oppressive winds.

However if the electrical charge was negative, it imparted a positive feeling of health and vitality.