This is from last year for all those folks who welcome the return of the sun in late winter.
One Regular Guy Writing about Food, Exercise and Living Past 100
I don’t know if I suffer from SAD – seasonal affective disorder – or not. If I do, I think it is a mild case. Don’t know what SAD is?
Here’s the Mayo Clinic explaining it, “Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer.”
“Treatment for SAD may include light therapy (phototherapy), medications and psychotherapy.”
What I do know about myself is that I don’t feel happy about the dwindling light as winter looms.I can’t ride my bike as often because of the declining hours with light. By late December I am thrilled…
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