Flourish Health & Wellbeing eMag - Jan 26 - Flipbook - Page 18
MIND
UNDERSTANDING
Summer Seasonal
Affective Disorder
BY CONVERGE
that should excite us for the
What is Seasonal Affective
upcoming sunny weather.
Disorder?
Did you know there is an
inverse to the typical winter
Seasonal A昀昀ec琀椀ve Disorder
that many experience called
Summer SAD?
But for many, it’s just not
The change of season is upon
us; our social media pla琀昀orms
can become swamped with
feel-good spring content
can do the opposite for some.
the case. While this type of
content and the thought of
basking in the sun should
bring on a posi琀椀ve thought, it
This type of depression is
o昀琀en called Summer Seasonal
A昀昀ec琀椀ve Disorder.
Seasonal A昀昀ec琀椀ve
Disorder (SAD) is a type
of depression that occurs
with the change of season,
persis琀椀ng for up to 4 to
6 months at a 琀椀me, and
is mostly thought of only
occurring in winter. SAD can
also a昀昀ect people in summer,
known as Summer SAD.
