The dreary days of the fall and winter seasons can make you cold, change your mood and sometimes spiral you into seasonal depression. Also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), this form of depression follows the shifting of the seasons and dramatically disrupts the way you feel.
This is what you should know about the disorder, as well as its treatment.
It's not at all strange to see seasonal fluctuations in your temperament, or to feel fleeting feelings of sadness and stress as the days become darker, duller and shorter. That said, sometimes these feelings can transform into something severe, turning into SAD, a full-fledged form of depression.
Individuals with this form of depression tend to face frequent feelings of fatigue, distress, desolation and detachment during particular periods of the year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In addition to these feelings, they sometimes turn sluggish and ...
