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More than 10 million people in India suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, making one wonder what it is but as the name suggests, the season and the associated weather affects the mood of a person..
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a type of depression related to changes in seasons where most people with SAD experience symptoms that start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping their energy and making them feel moody but these symptoms usually resolve during the spring and summer months while less commonly, SAD may cause depression in the spring or early summer and resolves during the fall or winter months...
Although, In India, the scorching summer and gloomy winters are the marked seasons when people feel either low, irritable or out of place because of the weather..
According Drisha Dey, Consultant Psychologist in Kolkata, symptoms include feeling restless, sad or down most of the day, nearly every day, which generally worsens after the sunset..
Shinjini Deb said, Lack of energy, sleep disturbances, low mood are the most common symptoms observed in a person without the contribution of stressors other than the weather/season...
