Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is recognized as a recurring major depressive disorder, typically starting in the fall and winter and spontaneously improving when spring arrives. It’s usually ...

Speaking of grief: If you've lost someone important, winter holidays can turn that loss into a recurring wound, and while grief and SAD can occur simultaneously and compound each other, it's important ...

Sadness is defined as having grief, sorrow, or unhappiness. Sad feelings are also a part of depression and related to other parts of depression including poor self-worth, poor sleep, and difficulty ...

If you're wondering how to stop feeling sad, you're not the only one. Here, bestselling author of How to Be Sad: The Key to a Happier Life, Helen Russell, explains how indulging a little in the new ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love the fall, but I dread the shorter days and how I feel. I've read about seasonal affective disorder, but could you please tell me more about it? ANSWER: Seasonal affective ...

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Often we aren’t emotionally disconnected because we lack depth. We feel unseen because no one ever taught us how to put our inner world into words. If you struggle to express emotions you’re not alone ...

Public recognition, though meant to motivate, often creates anxiety and pressure for employees, feeling like a burden rather than a reward. This "paradox of recognition" can harm performance and ...

In a previous post, I wrote about the concept of "sad love." But the emotion of sadness can be felt in many other situations as well, and it is particularly profound in the experience of ...