Seasonal Depression in Utah: Getting Through the Dark Months
Shorter days and long Utah winters can drag mood down. Here’s what seasonal depression is and what helps.
The short answer
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is depression that follows the seasons — most often arriving in fall and winter as daylight shrinks. Low energy, oversleeping, carb cravings, and heaviness are common. It’s real, and it responds to treatment.
What helps
Morning light exposure (and light-therapy lamps), keeping movement and connection going even when you’d rather hibernate, and therapy to interrupt the winter spiral. If it returns every year, planning ahead makes a big difference.