Results: Do you suffer from the winter blues - better known as, Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Published on 05/04/2021
How do the winter months affect your mental health?
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Do you find yourself stress eating more during the cold winter months? Yes
33%
757 votes
No
67%
1543 votes
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Do you find it more difficult to get up and face the day during the cold winter months? Yes, I have to drag myself out of bed in the mornings, but I am able to get up and do what I need to do.
30%
681 votes
No, I feel the same during the winter months as I do all the rest of the year.
45%
1040 votes
I become so depressed in the winter that I struggle to get up at all. I go down hill fast once the cold and dark winter arrives, and I don't feel better again until the spring.
7%
166 votes
I find it somewhat difficult to get up and face the day in winter, but it's never been a real problem.
21%
484 votes
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Have you been diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder? Yes, I have been diagnosed with SAD.
5%
121 votes
No, but I feel that my symptoms are consistent with SAD and I suffer every winter.
17%
394 votes
No, but I want to do some research now, and maybe even see my doctor before next winter.
7%
170 votes
No, I do not have SAD.
70%
1615 votes
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Do you take anything or do anything to help with symptoms of SAD? Yes, I take antidepressants.
7%
171 votes
Yes, I take vitamins and supplements.
11%
263 votes
Yes, I meditate or do yoga to try and manage my symptoms.
4%
96 votes
No, I haven't done anything about how I feel in the winter.
10%
220 votes
No, I try to manage symptoms by eating healthy and exercising.
8%
176 votes
No, I do not have SAD.
66%
1523 votes
I use alcohol and or other drugs to try and manage my symptoms during the winter months.
2%
51 votes
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