NOVEMBER S.A.D. INDEX 

 

    Seasonal affective disorders increase during the hottest days of the year.  Many people who suffer from humidity and high temperatures tend to stay indoors like they do in the winter; consequently, they often experience some of the same S.A.D. symptoms they feel in December or January.  

    May brings an end to seasonal affective disorders for the majority of people in the Northern Hemisphere. By the fifth month, the summer-like day’s length, the gentle weather, and the falling odds for cloudy conditions brings the Index into the harmless 20s and teens.

THE S.A.D. STRESS INDEX April and May see an end to seasonal affective disorders in most people, especially in the southern half of the United States.

THE S.A.D. STRESS INDEX Seasonal stress continues to afflict a sizeable percentage of the population throughout March.  Even though the day has added several hours to its length since solstice, cloud cover is still significant in the year’s third month, and the weather, although gradually warming, is seldom benign.