Ah, winter: the time of year when dark, cold mornings outnumber the sunny days on which you actually want to leave your apartment. Unsurprisingly, it is during this season that some people — who might not otherwise suffer from depression — start to feel anxious, sad, fatigued, irritable, and even hopeless. With what is perhaps the most fitting acronym of all time, this condition is known as seasonal affective disorder , or SAD.

To prepare for this upcoming season, we spoke with psychologists to better understand this condition and identify the best ways to treat it.

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