Ep. 7 - Winter Blues & Seasonal Depression
Through The Valley
English - January 05, 2023 22:00 - 30 minutes - 35.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Do you ever notice patterns in your life? Not just in the day to day, but over seasons or years? Seasonal Depression (also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD) is a common phenomenon where people experience a depressed state in a specific time of the year, typically Fall or Winter. A milder form is known as the Winter Blues - general feelings of sadness during colder months.
What are these things, and what biblical hope do we have for those who experience them?
Sources
Mayo Clinic, “Seasonal Affective Disorder,” https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651
David Mathis, “What Winter Can Do to a Soul,” https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-winter-can-do-to-a-soul
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