Can you get SAD in the Summer?

By Ed Kohler | Jun 13, 2007





The Weisman has an exhibit running about SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. Having lived in Alaska, I can say that darkness really does change people for the worse.

However, summer’s version of SAD receives little attention. For example, Carly came back from a run with a runner’s high after running on a beautiful summer morning with blue skies and plenty of sun. Surely the weather affected her mood as well? Shouldn’t something be done to prevent overly beautiful days from creating irrationally exuberant behavior?

Someone needs to study this, pronto.


3 Comments so far
  1. Aaron June 13, 2007 7:34 pm

    This heat and long periods of sunlight is depressing. I’m not the only one around here that thinks that too:

    http://twitter.com/emoeby/statuses/103445282

    :-)

  2. kohler June 13, 2007 7:47 pm

    Hopefully, the Flat Early at The Craftsman can help Brian through his spat of depression:
    http://twitter.com/emoeby/statuses/103272062

  3. saskia June 16, 2007 3:40 pm

    I have a website devoted to summer sad –it’s not quite what you are talking about–you’re talking about winter sad people having a ‘high’ because of summer sun–many of us get depressed from it lol!!

    http://www.seasonalsad.com

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