EPISODE · Dec 5, 2018 · 22 MIN
Coping with the Wintertime Blahs
from Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple
It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s dark. This time of year, a lot of folks feel pretty blah. And not just those with depression or other mental health disorders. It can affect anyone. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real thing. But if you don’t like the way it makes you feel, there are real things you can do about it.In this episode of Shrinking It Down, Gene and Steve talk about the signs and symptoms of SAD, and ways to help you and your family cope.Have a question about SAD that we didn’t cover? Write to us!Media List· Baby, It’s Gray Outside: Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder (MGH Clay Center)· Spring Suicide: An (Un)Likely Combination? (MGH Clay Center)· Somewhere over the Rainbow – Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole (Mountain Apple Company Inc.)· Resources – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s dark. This time of year, a lot of folks feel pretty blah. And not just those with depression or other mental health disorders. It can affect anyone. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real thing. But if you don’t like the way it makes you feel, there are real things you can do about it.In this episode of Shrinking It Down, Gene and Steve talk about the signs and symptoms of SAD, and ways to help you and your family cope.Have a question about SAD that we didn’t cover? Write to us!Media List· Baby, It’s Gray Outside: Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder (MGH Clay Center)· Spring Suicide: An (Un)Likely Combination? (MGH Clay Center)· Somewhere over the Rainbow – Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole (Mountain Apple Company Inc.)· Resources – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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