10 Ways Therapists Personally Deal With Seasonal Depression
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The cold, the early sunset and a lack of vitamin D can mess with your mental health. Here's how the pros cope.
The clocks “falling back” signify the arrival of dropping temperatures and darker days. And while some people look forward to the wintry weather, the change in seasons can negatively affect those with seasonal depression.
This mental health disorder is widely known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and occurs when “depression gets triggered by a change in seasons, primarily beginning in the fall through winter months,” said Melissa Dowd, a therapist and therapy lead for virtual health platform PlushCare.
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