New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Look on the BRIGHT SIDE

Feeling a little low? It may be more than the dark nights and frosty mornings getting you down. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, can have a noticeable impact on your mood at this time of year, causing everything from irritability to foggy thinking.

Described by the Mental Health Foundation as a form of depression related to the change in season from summer to winter, symptoms of SAD can range from mild to severe.

As far as illnesses go, SAD is still largely unexplained. There are no official stats on how many Kiwis

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