SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Longer days, warmer weather, and plants in bloom can contribute to what is known as Spring Seasonal Affective Disorder or Reverse SAD.
Board member at Empire Mental Health Support, Phyllis Arends explained, “You get the sadness, the loss of hope, but there can also be kind of the flip side of that where there’s maybe more anxiety, ya know, more energizing because the sun is up and it can affect your moods differently.”
Winter SAD is recognized by a desire to hibernate. Symptoms include increased sleep, cravings for carbs, weight gain, and social withdrawal, while spring SAD leads to a reduced appetite, weight loss, and, with the added hours of sunlight, insomnia…