Is It SAD Or Depression?

Many of us who struggle with depression wonder if we are truly dealing with SAD or with depression.

There is a difference between them. With depression, many aspects of our lives can be affected. They included sleep patterns, inability to sleep, changes in eating patterns and habits, disinterest in things that you used to enjoy and so on. But, what is SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder?

First, let’s back up and talk about actual sadness. It can be a normal part of life, and people who are not depressed are sad from time to time. We are not all happy every day. Sadness can be triggered by a life event or tragedy such as death, divorce, job loss and so on.

Depression can also be event driven. Personally, I know now that while I was someone who struggled with depression for decades, my deeper bouts with it were event driven. Most often caused by a death in the family.

Others are affected by the changing of the seasons. This condition is called Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, and it can make many of us dread the onset of fall and then winter with the shorter days and more darkness.

How do you know if you are depressed or simply affected by SAD…or both?

I’ve put together a FREE REPORT which you can get right now. In it is a quiz to help you determine if you may be dealing with a real bout of clinical depression. Also in this FREE REPORT are easy to put into place suggestions to lighten and brighten your mood. Especially when fall is…