How to Deal with Seasonal Depression
If the mid-winter days are making you feel less happy than usual, you’re not alone. You may be suffering from something known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is a type of seasonal depression that occurs around the same time every year. These winter blues typically begin in the fall, get worse during the wintertime, and end in spring.
Approximately half a million people in the United States suffer from winter SAD, while 10 to 20% may suffer from a milder form of winter blues.1 Just like depression, seasonal affective disorder is more likely if your family has a history of mood disorders.
Any mental health disorder can come with symptoms that affect all aspects of one’s life and are truly debilitating. Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences 
It is unfortunate how many people associated individual counseling with an illness. While it is often used to address mental illness or substance addiction, individual counseling offers many benefits to help people in all walks of life to cope with things like stress, family, emotions, and more.