Symptoms of winter depression.. and a recipe to overcome it

Winter depression is included in seasonal affective disorder.

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The German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy reported that winter depression falls within seasonal affective disorders, explaining that its causes lie in the gloomy atmosphere that dominates this time of year, represented by darkness, clouds, precipitation, and short days.

She added that the lack of light in winter indicates to the body a change in the rhythm of day and night, which leads to an imbalance of hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain.

The symptoms of winter depression are sadness, gloom, ill mood, loss of motivation, lethargy, fatigue, exhaustion, nervousness, irritability, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, poor concentration, self-neglect and isolation.

The association pointed out that winter depression can be faced by exposure to daylight through outdoor hiking tours and regular exercise.

In severe cases, a psychiatrist can be consulted to undergo psychotherapy or pharmacological treatment (such as antidepressants). It is also possible to resort to what is known as phototherapy, whose goal is to provide the body with ultraviolet rays, which are similar to sunlight.

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