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Seasonal effective disorder, or sad as we'll be referring to it sometimes is a diagnosis for mood

this regulation that sets in with the shorter days of autumn and winter.

Roughly 3 to 5% of the population,

it's estimated could be diagnosed with sad.

And another 15% of the population manifest less severe symptoms but still there is a sense of mood

shifts as the days grow shorter. So the common symptoms of seasonal effective disorder,

and I'm sure you're aware of these

are sluggishness and fatigue, difficulty

getting out of bed in the morning,

conflict, and irritation with family members,

friends and coworkers,

increased sleep and especially increased appetite,

craving complex carbohydrates,

such as I would assume pasta, baked goods, sweets, etc.

And then there's the more damaging inclinations

to spend longer periods of time isolated from social interactions.

And that's really where the pathology

associated with sad can be most damaging. So why do we have seasonal affected

disorder? Well, we do have a in the brain a master clock that's

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