"Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer,[1] repeatedly, year after year. The US National Library of Medicine notes that "some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up."[2] The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, and can also include heightened anxiety.[3]"
-Wikipedia
I think everybody in the United States suffers from some degree of SAD, since just about everyone is just happier when it's sunny, warm and dry outside. Today was wonderful. Thank you mother nature!
P.S. I'm falling in love with really dark, saturated greens that tend towards blue but not yellow. Mmmmm....
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