S.A.D ~ Seasonal Affective Disorder in Summer
While the season of summer still has more than a few weeks to go, the reality of summer is quickly coming to an end. School will be starting soon, parents are out shopping for their kids’ new clothes and school supplies already, and college students are preparing for their annual return to campus. Summer depression has a different clinical presentation than the winter blues. In winter, people are sleeping too much and gaining weight, while the summer might have the opposite effect. The connection between heat and mood is clearly reported by people, In fact, it turns out plenty of people don’t find bliss during summer. The hot, bright, long days turn them into gigantic grump buckets or make them genuinely sick.