Results: Seasonal Sadness
Published on 11/26/2023
This is a study of mental health and the holidays
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1.
1.
The holidays can be lonely and stressful for someone with mental health issues. My questions are 1: do you suffer from S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Yes
20%
433 votes
No
62%
1373 votes
Undecided
18%
394 votes
2.
2.
How do you feel about the upcoming holiday season? Select all that apply
Happy
35%
759 votes
Excited
20%
449 votes
Concerned
8%
176 votes
Sad
10%
230 votes
Stressed
18%
397 votes
Grateful
23%
513 votes
Overwhelmed
11%
239 votes
Lonely
11%
236 votes
Nostalgic
23%
515 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
65 votes
Not Applicable
15%
322 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 9 | |
| Indifferent | 0.11% | 4 |
| neutral | 0.11% | 4 |
| Ambivalent | 0.08% | 3 |
| Apathetic | 0.06% | 2 |
| bored | 0.06% | 2 |
| Hopeful | 0.06% | 2 |
| I wish it was over! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Ehh, just another day. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Annoyed | 0.03% | 1 |
| no comment | 0.03% | 1 |
| Could care less | 0.03% | 1 |
| A little anxious | 0.03% | 1 |
| comfortable as I no longer struggle to buy gifts for grown kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| I just wait for it to be over | 0.03% | 1 |
| very neutral for now | 0.03% | 1 |
| Couldn't care less. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Irritated | 0.03% | 1 |
| Just want to get through it | 0.03% | 1 |
| Just not into it and could care less if it exists! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't care | 0.03% | 1 |
| Contented and loved, safe. | 0.03% | 1 |
| My mother died Dec. 15th so Nov. and Dec. are very sad. I have no money to spend at all. | 0.03% | 1 |
| no strong feelings | 0.03% | 1 |
| Passive | 0.03% | 1 |
| Disconnected | 0.03% | 1 |
| i miss my late mom ,grandmom and my esa who have passed on the holidays are hard on me i lost my dad in thanksgiving and my first husband on christmas day 20 years ago but i have my new family and my new esa so im gonna keep on smilling i wish ev | 0.03% | 1 |
| annoyed that I have to spend it with my mother | 0.03% | 1 |
| Angry | 0.03% | 1 |
| Pissed off! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Fairly neutral | 0.03% | 1 |
| I do not get too excited about the upcoming holiday season. | 0.03% | 1 |
| amazing | 0.03% | 1 |
| so what-just another day | 0.03% | 1 |
| If I could hibernate from October through January I would. The "holiday season" is the most depressing time of year in my life. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I like Christmas more than winter, but t l am always glad when they are both over! | 0.03% | 1 |
| It's just an other money grabbing holiday | 0.03% | 1 |
| Unconcerned | 0.03% | 1 |
| I feel a mix of all the above. Holidays are always difficult for me. | 0.03% | 1 |
| my household has not had a Christmas since Bribing Biden stole our WH | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't really know how I feel | 0.03% | 1 |
| blessed | 0.03% | 1 |
| blah | 0.03% | 1 |
| Worried and under appreciated | 0.03% | 1 |
| recovering from surgery. Happy to have time off and can not do much with the recovery | 0.03% | 1 |
| I hate Christmas, but I cope very well and am very efficient at organizing it for the family. | 0.03% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you believe S.A.D is an actual disease or just an easy excuse for feeling down?
An actual disease
52%
1140 votes
An easy excuse for feeling down
22%
493 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
76 votes
Not Applicable
22%
491 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.40% | 24 | |
| not sure | 0.18% | 3 |
| I don't know | 0.12% | 2 |
| unsure | 0.12% | 2 |
| not a disease but a condition because of the gloomy, cloudy weather and lack of sunlight | 0.06% | 1 |
| a combination of the two | 0.06% | 1 |
| neither | 0.06% | 1 |
| A response | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don’t know if you can call it a disease, but definitely, a real “condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| To some it may be real. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not a disease; just makes you miss the ones you lost; the ones you shared holiday memories with | 0.06% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.06% | 1 |
| Maybe a little bit of both... | 0.06% | 1 |
| Each season may affect any person of any age | 0.06% | 1 |
| mental health issue | 0.06% | 1 |
| I wouldn’t call it a disease, but definitely mental health issue. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's a condition, not a disease | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a disease but not an excuse either | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's a mental/emotional disorder, not a disease. Too many disorders being called diseases. Learn the difference. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Lack of sunlight causes depression so I would say it’s the winter months in the northern hemisphere. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depending if there is a negative thing that has happened in the past or present time to cause that feeling. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It’s a by product of less light in winter months. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Actual disease, for some & others use it as an excuse | 0.06% | 1 |
| an actual disorder | 0.06% | 1 |
| POSSIBLY A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm' sad that there's not a fourth question to this survey to make it worth ten points instead of five. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Seasonal affliction | 0.06% | 1 |
| WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ? THE FEEELING IS THE SAME | 0.06% | 1 |
| I think it is a chemical imbalance. | 0.06% | 1 |
| For some people it's real, for others just a name. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depend on situation. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not a disease but probably has something to do with less outdoor exposure with the sun maybe | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have no way of knowing what the correct answer is. | 0.06% | 1 |
| A mix of both. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I wouldn't call it a disease but a disorder | 0.06% | 1 |
| PEOPLE CAN FEEL SAD FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS, TRIGGERED BY LOTS OF THINGS, IT'S NOT CUT AND DRIED | 0.06% | 1 |
| Disorder not a disease | 0.06% | 1 |
| It isn't an excuse | 0.06% | 1 |
| people now NEED to have a lable or some sort of "condition" 50 years ago....thos same feeling were there, but they just did not have a name | 0.06% | 1 |
| Have no idea; never suffered from it | 0.06% | 1 |
| Vitamin D Deficiency | 0.06% | 1 |
| I think SAD is a disorder and it's a tough one. Winters are so difficult for so many people. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know. there seem to be medical conditions today to cover just about anything. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's real, but disease? I don't know. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Something we all might have to battle but don't have to give in to | 0.06% | 1 |
| imbalance but not a disease. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's not a disease, it's a mood disorder due to lessening of light in the winter months. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I wouldn't call it a DISEASE, but it IS real! | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm not a mental health expert and I'll leave that decision up to them. | 0.06% | 1 |
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