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SAD

It is that time of year again that many of us in the western hemisphere are dealing with the dark, cold days called winter!

With winter also comes the increased chances of developing the recurring seasonal pattern of depression or referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). If you get it feeling depressed, anxious, empty, or sad most of the day for nearly 2 weeks you probably have it. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. SAD affects  about 10 million people in the US every year which normally occurs between fall and spring. To read more about SAD and it symptoms check out and article written by the National Institute of Mental Health called “What is seasonal affective disorder?”

Previous Blogs

I have written a few blogs each winter for the past couple of years, “Seasonal Affective Disorder and Mental Health [2022 Update]” and “Seasonal Affective Disorder”, take a few minutes to check them out as I outline some tips on how to handle it, so I won’t make this post long.

Bottom line, if you are feeling down this SAD season, that is okay it is to be expected. You aren’t alone and there is nothing wrong with you…well outside of feeling SAD.

Take care of yourself and one another and be kind to people as you never know what they are going through.

There is a quote I use often “we are all in the same storm, but we aren’t in the same boat”. My boat is different from yours, yours is different from mine. However, just know that we are all dealing with something, so smile at each other, give someone a greeting or complement, hold the door open for them, spend $5 and buy them a coffee because you never know what they are going through.

In your corner,

Ryan