We can’t change the weather, but we can try to change how it makes us feel.
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Using evidence-based strategies that focus on mindset, light exposure, activity, rest and social connection can help people beat winter-related low mood.
Post-Christmas sadness has biological and psychological roots. Understanding them can help protect your wellbeing.
Many of us feel sluggish or less social when it’s colder. But seasonal affective disorder is more than just a slump.
Researchers have found that music with a fast tempo, written in the major mode evokes a sense of happiness.
SAD is a debilitating condition affecting many people, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Research shows that young adults and women are particularly susceptible to seasonal affective disorder.
One study found that people with brown eyes were more susceptible to the disorder.
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