It’s August, we aren’t in lockdown (for once!) and friends and family all seem to be talking about their summer plans. When the weather is good it can feel like everyone is having a great time, especially on social media, which shows people ‘living their best life. But while seasonal affective disorder (SAD) generally improves in the summer months, sunshine and long, light evenings don’t necessarily mean that everyone is having a marvellous time, all of the time.
We all have mental health. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes we’re sad, upset or angry, and sometimes we may have more serious mental health conditions. This is true at all times of the year. Yet we put a lot of expectations on the summer, in particular on holidays, which we save up for. And this year there’s extra pressure, with many people going away for the first time since the pandemic. But mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders, are present the whole year round, irrespective of the season and whether or not you are on annual leave!
Depression has various symptoms, such as low mood, tearfulness and feelings of worthlessness, plus physical symptoms, such as insomnia or sleeping too much, and loss of appetite.
One of the symptoms is anhedonia, which means a loss of pleasure. So even if something has been planned for a while like a holiday, which you would normally enjoy, anhedonia means that you may not get excited about it, look forward to it or enjoy it when you are there. People often describe a feeling of flatness – that they get no pleasure out of anything.
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