When the days get shorter, the sun shines lower in the sky, and the weather gets colder. This is when people often experience a drop in mood. For some, the change is serious. They have difficulty getting up in the morning and feel lethargic much of the day. They crave sunlight and certain foods, and have to fight the urge to burrow under the covers until spring comes. These are all symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is seasonal mood disorder that usually erupts in October and November, when the days become shorter, and typically remits when spring approaches. SAD can look and feel much like depression, but it has a seasonal pattern—usually beginning and ending with fall and spring, and tending to happen similarly in consecutive years. Here are 10 common symptoms of SAD: CONTINUE READING
