Winter Blues Survival Guide: A Workbook For Overcoming SAD

Do the first signs of fall make you feel like hibernating until spring? During the winter months, do you feel irritable and depressed? If this sounds familiar, you may be one of the twenty percent of American adults suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is a pattern of depression that comes and goes as the seasons cycle, the daylight hours lengthen and shorten, and the temperature changes. The condition can disrupt your life to such an extent that you may find it hard to focus on your work, to socialize, and even to get out of bed each morning. Having worked with SAD-affected people in a therapeutic setting, I am aware of just how debilitating and misunderstood the disorder can be. But because incidents of SAD vary in severity, widely-published psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal and co-author Christine Benton have created a comprehensive workbook that is suitable for anyone living with the condition, from those who are only mildly affected — and may not even be aware of the cause — to those who find SAD so debilitating that it is hard to function on a daily basis. The book has three main targets to help SAD recovery. The first is to help you gain awareness of the disorder’s mechanisms and how they affect you specifically. The second is to assist you in making preparations to minimize the effects of SAD. The third is to equip you with the skills to prevent the worst symptoms. Included in the book are a range of tools — questionnaires, annual and monthly ch...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Book Reviews General Motivation and Inspiration Seasonal Affective Disorder Self-Help christine benton Norman Rosenthal overcoming sad Seasonal Depression Winter Blues winter blues survival guide Source Type: news