SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER: winter makes you tired? it’s not what you think

Every winter, something changes.
You sleep more. Your energy drops. Your mood feels heavier — even when nothing in your life has gone wrong.

This video explains Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — a real mental health condition where reduced sunlight quietly alters your brain chemistry, circadian rhythm, and emotional regulation.

Using research from the National Institute of Mental Health, Mayo Clinic, American Psychiatric Association, U.S. National Library of Medicine, and the University of British Columbia, we explore:
• why shorter days affect serotonin and melatonin
• how winter disrupts your internal body clock
• why cravings, fatigue, and withdrawal show up first
• how to tell if what you’re feeling is seasonal
• what actually helps, beyond just “pushing through”

Seasonal depression affects millions of people every year, especially women and those living in regions with reduced winter sunlight — including parts of US, India, the UK, northern Europe etc.

If winter consistently feels harder for you, this isn’t something you’re imagining. Your brain is responding to the season.
And once you understand that, you can change it.

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📌Timeline:
0:00 intro
1:00 what is SAD?
2:31 symptoms
3:28 causes
4:53 ask yourself
6:11 what to do?
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