Beating the Holiday Blues
Joy to the world! 'Tis the season to be jolly! Festive music fills the air; holiday cheer abounds. Everyone is happy at holiday time — right? Wrong. Truth be told, many people feel lonely, sad, ... Read more... »
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Articles
Not in the Holiday Mood? It Might Be the Blues
It's that time of year again.
Multicolored lights twinkle across houses and front yards. Parents and squirming children form long lines to sit on a Santa look-alike's lap. Red and green decorations adorn every store window. ... Read more... »
Shedding Light on Winter Depression
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November,
All the rest have thirty-one
Except for February—
Which has 258!
We extend our apologies to ... Read more... »
Coming Out of the Mire
There is a hard, dark, very murky lump that aches a bit in the middle of my chest. It is gray, but not the warm, gray of tree trunks or chickadees. It is a foreboding ... Read more... »
Enjoying the Winter Holiday Season
No matter what your faith or cultural background, as the holiday season approaches, you may notice, as many people do, that instead of feeling a sense of warm anticipation, you feel a sense of dread. ... Read more... »
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically occurs in the fall and winter, when days are shorter and provide less sunlight.
Depressive symptoms begin in the fall or winter and persist ... Read more... »
Holiday Stress: A Resourceful Survivor’s Guide
Here's your chance to enjoy a serene Christmas—or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah
The holidays are supposed to be joyous occasions marked by meaningful traditions, family connections, spiritual rejuvenation and just plain fun. Instead, for many ... Read more... »
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder
According to Dictionary.com—
Summer is “a period of fruition, fulfillment, happiness, or beauty.”
Winter is “a period of time characterized by coldness, misery, barrenness, or death.”
Well, that sums it up quite nicely, we think.
It is ... Read more... »
