Tag: SAD
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Anxiety and SAD
I don’t enjoy sharing my personal experience with anxiety because frankly, it’s embarrassing. I know, mental health should be stigma free by now. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, and yet I am. I feel more comfortable discussing my anxiety when I preface my symptoms with the caveat that I’ve been through some trauma. I…
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Little Miss Merry Sunshine I Ain’t
It’s winter and I’m sad. This is so frustrating because I’m actually a very happy person. I love my life, yet I feel sad for no reason. It seems I’m sad because I have SAD—Seasonal Affective Disorder otherwise known as the “Winter Blues.” SAD makes me mad. And a bit embarrassed to be honest.…