SAD impacts only 4 to 6% of the U.S. population on average, although that figure is closer to 10% in the mid-Atlantic region, and about 1 in 5 people could experience a mild form.
It could lead to a reprise of the depressive feelings we had when stay-at-home orders and business closures began in mid-March, even if a current surge in COVID cases plateaus and further lockdowns are not needed.
Yesterday I blogged about Seasonal Affective Disorder which affects about 10 million Americans, most of them women. If you’d like to learn more about SAD and the differences between it and a mild case of the blues, consider attending a free workshop at the Ocean County Library...
Do you ever feel like hibernating in the winter? Like you just want to pull the covers up over your head and not come out until Spring? Please keep reading because I’ve got some helpful information to share about what could be a common case of the winter blues, or something more serious known as Seasonal Affective Disorder...