Why Winter Makes You Sad (Seasonal Affective Disorder Explained)

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It’s common to feel sad and a bit hopeless during the dead of winter.
The rapid change in the duration of sunlight and darkness that occurs more quickly in October through early December each year – especially in the midlatitudes – can trigger the “wintertime blues,” clinically known as seasonal mood disorder.

SMD is a form of mild to moderate depression that tends to fade in the spring when the process reverses itself with the rapid prolongation of the photoperiod (sunshine) versus the darkness of night.

SMD can zap our energy, make us sad and irritable and alter our sleeping and eating patterns. SMD isn’t strictly reserved for the winter, but that’s when it most often occurs. If you’re feeling glum right now and don’t know why, just know you’re not alone.

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