Seasonal Affective Disorder: What are its symptoms?

Seasonal Affective Disorder, also kwn as S, is a of depression that is seasonal. It means that this kind of depression comes during a specific season and goes as season ends. According to National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), this kind of depression starts in late fall and early winters and ends during spring or summer. However, according to Mayo Clinic, depression episodes can also occur during summer but are much less common than winters. As mentioned above, Seasonal Affective Disorder is a kind of depression, and according to NIMH, it is t considered as a separate disorder.

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NIMH states that for a person to be diagsed with S, person must possess all symptoms of major depression occurring during specific season only, for at least 2 years. re are different symptoms for S during winter and during summer. According to Mayo Clinic, in case of both summer and winter kind of Seasonal Affective Disorder, symptoms become more severe as season progresses, although symptoms might have started out mildly. symptoms of summer linked depression and winter linked depression are contrictory to one ar. Anybody, irrespective of ir stature, can be gripped by Seasonal Affective Disorder.

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Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder

During Winter:

1.       Feeling extremely tired or being low on energy

2.       Oversleeping/ Hypersomnia

3.       Changes in appetite, leaning more towards overeating

4.       Gaining weight

5.       Craving for foods with high carbohydrates

6.       Social withdrawals

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During Summer:

1.       Feeling agitated

2.       Changes in appetite leaning towards weight loss

3.       Feeling extremely restless

4.       Loss of sleep or Insomnia

5.       Feeling anxious

6.       Having episodes of violent behaviour

Famous personalities who suffered from S

Allegedly, Barbara Hambly, a famous fiction velist from America suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder. She has written a string of vels based on famous movies Star Trek and Star Wars. Ar celebrity who suffered from S is Jillian Barberie, a Canian actor and television host who was extremely talented. Famous Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, who is famous for her song “Torn” also suffered from disorder.

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