Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) often referred to as the Winter Blues is a form of major depression experience in the winter months when melatonin and serotonin levels may be lower. The limited access to sunlight and dreariness of the day encourage people to stay home and self isolate, which provide great opportunity for depression to take over. In this video, I share tips for fighting seasonal depression / Seasonal Affective Disorder. Engaging in regular human interaction is another great resource that people can use to help stave off seasonal depression. You don’t need to wait until you see symptoms of SAD to take action. Many people miss the early signs of SAD thinking they are just normal winter gloom. Signs of seasonal depressions can sometimes present gradually and by the time people realize that they are real symptoms of depression, they are already in the grips of major depression. There are resources that people can use to help with maintaining their serotonin and melatonin levels such as the use of full spectrum (SAD) light bulbs, which are not a clinical treatment, but can help with a person’s mood even when they don’t have fully diagnosed symptoms of seasonal depression. Light therapy has for a long time been one of the most effective treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder. In recent years, the range of available tools has grown beyond the standard light therapy boxes to now include a wide array of a classified SAD lights including SAD lamps or sun lamps, SAD alarm clocks and more. This year, many more people will be asking more than just what is SAD. They will need to answer questions such as how to help with seasonal depression and how to beat the winter blues. Learning how to cope with seasonal depression is something that we can do to potentially help ourselves as well as on another. Learning about or how to use a sad lamp can help you help someone who needs it.
Seasonal depression is real, and it is something that we should be mindful of this year as many people are still dealing with the depression and anxiety stemming from this year of Coronavirus and COVID 19. Since the start of the pandemic, mental health has been significantly impacted. AS we head into the holiday season still dealing with a the COVID-19 pandemic, holiday celebrations will also be influenced by Coronavirus precautions and and exacerbating the normal holiday blues. Taking the time to engage in some preventive and self-care when depression symptoms are not present could help reduce the likelihood.
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