Tricks To Preparing For Winter SADness

Have you felt tired and sleepy recently? Or do you experience a mood shift as it turns to winter? 【小题1】 Actually, these common symptoms can be owing to Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a type of depression that typically arrives in winter because of the change of the seasons. Here are some recipes for you to predict its onset and ward it off.

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There’s been a fair bit of research supporting light therapy (疗法) as being effective for seasonal kinds of depression. So don’t withdraw like the hibernating bear but walk outside to expose yourself to the sun every day. 【小题3】

Choose essential foods to boost mood.

When the temperature drops, our body loses more heat and requires high calorie food to supplement this loss. 【小题4】 Instead of giving in to such high carbs (碳水), it is important to consume foods such as dark chocolate that can cheer you up.

Engage in more social interaction.

【小题5】. Not only can it help you stay on track with regular activity but also stay connected, which furthermore lifts your spirits. After all, being alone is never consistent with your goal of getting rid of winter sadness.

Too nervous to enter winter? Not every mild blue feeling in winter is SAD. It may be just a psychological response that everyone could experience seasonally. If winter comes, can spring be too far behind?

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“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps more important was how much I learned about cultures, people and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family , not from the tourists’ point of view，," said Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.

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