While I love snuggling under a blanket and lighting the candles during the long, dark winter months, going into full hibernation mode isn’t an option when life continues apace. SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is recognised as a low mood that occurs seasonally – usually starting in autumn and lasting right up until spring arrives. It’s widely believed that this ‘winter depression’ is caused by the reduction in sunlight we experience over the winter months when there are fewer daylight hours.
Luckily I don’t suffer severe symptoms, but I definitely experience a drop in mood, and I have some strategies up my sleeve that I turn to to help keep me positive and productive, whatever the winter weather throws at me.
