November 2021: Seasonal Affective Disorder + My Personal Experiences w/SAD
Hello everyone! I know I'm a bit late with this month's post; I was in a bit of a depressive funk for nearly two weeks, and I had very little to NO motivation to do anything besides what needed to be done around my apartment to keep my environment somewhat organized (even though my thoughts weren't). ANYWAY, I actually wanted to use this post to discuss a common mental health problem that happens in areas that 'practice' Daylight Savings Time: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I was actually aware of my SAD symptoms back when I was a teenager, and as far as I was aware, this term didn't exist back then. I was probably 15-16 years old when I'd noticed my bouts of insomnia increased during seasonal changes, specially between the fall and winters months. Also, I live near Cleveland, Ohio - so we already don't get a lot of sun outside of the late spring/summer months (which doesn't help things). According to the Cleveland Clinic , symptoms of SAD i...