winter blues
The season for seasonal affective disorder and the winter blues
September 13, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Someone with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) experiences depression related to daylight changes during seasonal transitions. Some of the symptoms of SAD overlap with common depression symptoms, like a loss of interest in activities, low energy, hopelessness, and sleep issues. Diagnostic criteria requires at least two consecutive years of depressive episodes, which are periods where symptoms of depression persist for at least two weeks. People living further north of the equator may be more likely to experience SAD during winter because daylengths shorten. Spring and summer SAD is characterized by insomnia, while fall and winter…
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Keep the “winter blues” away this semester
October 6, 2021by Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, some people happily bundle up with a good book or excitedly begin rifling through the basement for decorations — and some brace themselves for the…
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Hunker down for the winter with these five independent bookstores
November 27, 2020By: Kimia Mansouri, SFU Student Editor’s note: MacLeod’s Books is facing having to downsize 75% of their stock, despite having been at their current location since 1982. More information can be found in this Georgia Straight article discussing the matter. If…
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