Coping with seasonal affective disorder
When the weather is cold and wintry, many of us have the urge to snuggle up indoors and hibernate. In Denmark and Norway, the word ‘hygge’ is used to describe the coziness and sensation of being with people when it is cold and dark outside – candlelight and movies on a sofa. But for many, this cold spell is associated with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), sometimes called ‘winter depression’, and this time of year may be filled with trepidation.
SAD is a mental health condition formally recognised in the 1980s,
