seasonal affective disorder

Bad faith is how Sartre describes an individual's denial of their own freedom.

Modern versions of that attitude of bad faith, although this is a slightly controversial thing to say, might be thought to be the kind of increasing medicalization of all kinds of things, where people are inclined to say that, I don't know, everything from dyslexia to dyspraxia, as we now call clumsiness, to, I don't know, the SAD syndrome, Seasonal Affective Depression, to things like, we're now told that caring too much for others is a kind of illness, where over and over again, every time you open the newspaper, you discover there's some new medical category And really the point of the medical category is precisely to excuse the person from responsibility for his actions.

Now, I don't want to make any blanket claims about such medical categories.

But in many cases, I think that it really is the point that, and that SART would look at them and say, you're actually in bad faith.

I don't know why that popped into my head.

SAD.

SAD.

I think the abbreviation is SAD.

It...

Yeah.

That's what I said.

Yeah, yeah.

Burr.

I used to really suffer from seasonal depression that just felt like the world was gone until – I mean it does feel like because I was born in January, it does feel like October, November, December, and January are like four festive months.

But by the time it gets to my birthday, no one has any money.

Right.

you know what I mean? It really captures everybody going off for them for war.

Some are going to war, but it's that end of fun almost feeling.

I mean, I haven't been in school for a long time, but there's still that... that seasonal depression for me that I feel like fall is beautiful.

I like it.

Yeah.

You've also got seasonal affective disorder.

Mm.

So there are triggers that are cyclical-

But if you're feeling consistently low, it might be more than just an end-of-summer slump.

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression linked to changes in seasons.

So how can we look after our mental health as we head into the darker months, deal with post-festival blues and get ourselves into a positive mindset for change? I'm joined now by therapist and mindset coach Linda Duffy.

Welcome to iRadio's group chat, Linda.

For some people, it isn't just a seasonal slump.

As you said, it can be that bit worse.

Seasonal affective disorder, it affects a lot of people and it's a type of depression.

What are the signs that it is more than just a slump, that maybe there is something wrong?

Oh, yes.

I think most people have heard of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and we associate it with winter and the lack of daylight in the short days.

But actually, it can kick in at this time of year for quite a different reason, too.

Obviously, we're aware the days are getting shorter as well and autumn is coming.

And I had the whole band on the show, but this time I only have Link and Mick.

on the show and it's great talking to him man he's we talk about songwriting we talk they have a brand new record out called make it out alive which is absolutely fantastic the band has grown uh immensely they went for some different kind of stuff this time in the studio they tried to do some things differently they've got some amazing songs i'm a huge fan of this song spinning which is about seasonal depression this song uh see it to believe it which is about their journey as a band Cool to Know You, which is about eternal friendship.

They just have really sweet songs.

I'm also a fan of this song, Comes Around Again.

I love that song

so much.

Yeah, I've also never heard Seasonal Depression addressed in a song before.

And it's something that everybody has.

We actually learn to, to kinda help people whenever they're going through, um...

I think they call it the winter blues.

Yes.

And so there actually is, like, lights-