(Disclaimer: Apparently this article is depressing, so there will be some jokes at the bottom!!)
Each year as temperatures so do people’s moods.
With no holidays to look forward to, the months January, February, and March are really challenging for students. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, seasonal effectiveness disorder develops in late fall and early winter and usually moves on in late spring and early summer.
The American Psychiatric Association states that the region affected most by seasonal depression is the Midwest with 52% of the region saying they feel their mood drop in the winter months.
When I was a kid, winter was so fun. There was time for sledding, snow days, hot chocolate, and Christmas! As I’ve been getting old, the magic of winter has faded. Now my winters are spent studying for finals, anxious that my car will not start, and feeling cold every day.Â
I feel that after the New Year, the year takes a tumble. With no fun holidays or breaks to look forward to until March, I start to lose motivation to complete school work and to hang out with friends. Some symptoms that people experience during winter time are trouble sleeping or sleeping too much, anxiety, restlessness and agitation, feeling sad, loss of interest, and many more.Â
Some ways that I have found helpful to be happier in the winter time are spending time with friends, staying active and going outside, and not over working myself. I try to find a balance for my personal life, school life, and work life.Â
If you ever feel depressed, sad, and/or hopless please reachout to a tested adult or call 988 (Suicide and Crisis hotline).
Jokes:
What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work? A can’t-opener!
Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open!
What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Frostbite!
Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts.
The problem with candy jokes is they’re either too sweet or too corny.
What did the ocean say to the beach? Nothing, it just waved.
