My Discovery of SAD

For some people, it may not always be easy to talk about experiencing symptoms of depression. I wanted to take this opportunity to share my story on what led to my diagnosis of seasonal depression.

A few months into my sophomore year of highschool I was suddenly becoming very anxious through out the day. Nothing in my life had changed or happened to me that could explain my anxiety. I was feeling down, worried and stressed about things that I never felt that way before about. I finally decided to talk to my mom about the way that I was feeling and we couldn't figure out what was causing me to feel like this. I finally decided to talk to a doctor about it who told me about seasonal affective disorder. I had never heard of this before, but I learned that this disorder is pretty common. Once I learned about SAD I was able to try different coping mechanisms for my anxiety. I experimented with different things to figure out what worked and what didn't. I hope that my story can and will encourage others to speak up about any unsettling feels so that they can get the help that they need.