Caroline ’s Reviews > How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days > Status Update
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Author is right that these days seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is unfortunately, like so many other psychological disorders, experiencing over self-diagnosis. Specific criteria characterize this disorder, and most people don't meet those: "Estimates vary, but research generally suggests that in the US, somewhere between 0.5 percent and 3 percent of people suffer from the disorder [...] The vast [BELOW]
— Feb 08, 2026 11:21AM
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"While there were questionnaires that asked about seasonal depression, distress, and sleep disorder in winter, there were no surveys that made room for the potentially positive aspects of the season. This not only created problems for my study, it hinted at biases in the larger scientific framework for researching winter. If we can only study what we can measure, the fact that there were no existing [BELOW]
— Feb 02, 2026 11:45AM
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Since December began we have had about a foot and a half of snow, and a couple weeks of subzero and single digits. Finding that wearisome, and sometimes depressing, is normal, not some kind of psychological condition. Time for another cup of cocoa.
Fred wrote: "Since December began we have had about a foot and a half of snow, and a couple weeks of subzero and single digits. Finding that wearisome, and sometimes depressing, is normal, not some kind of psyc..."It's the same where I am, Fred--and it just sits because it's still so cold! We're getting a warm-up (I mean "warm-up" :D) this week and the next few, so it'll be good to see some melting.
Humans are animals, and this experience of winter blues is related to normal winter torpor. Low energy and a desire to stay inside and socialize less are characteristics. This isn't a pathology.