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This winter could see an epidemic in cases of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), following the abysmal summer that was the wettest since records began. The summer is traditionally a time of respite for those susceptible to SAD, but mental health experts have warned that with sufferers reporting winter symptoms throughout the season, the effect of the prolonged bad weather will make the winter months even more of a struggle than usual.
At least one in 20 people suffers from SAD-related bouts of depression, with a further one in eight affected by the more nebulous winter blues. Bright light, ideally sunlight, is the best treatment for those who suffer from this debilitating mental health condition. But when summer does not provide this, the cumulative lack of good quality sunlight could have a devastating effect.
I always look so forward to the summer because the winter always makes me feel al bit less happy then the summer. Wouldn't call it a depression but nevertheless.
So more people on here feel a bit down in the winter?
I've never really been a person who gives a damn about the weather. There's countless other things that affect my mood ahead of weather. It's nice sometimes to do stuff outside in the sun, but equally thunderstorms and heavy rain are great fun, and snow is absolutely brilliant.
Winter also means that standing outside pubs drinking so that people can smoke will surely stop. Won't it?
Originally posted by Victor_Renner:
I love the smell of winter, you know when you go outside early morning or late at night and there's just that really fresh smell.
SAD epidemic for millions 
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