You may not particularly enjoy feeling sad. You may prefer experiencing other emotions. But if you try to avoid the emotion all together, mental health professionals want you to know not to. People ...

Dr.: There are well-established therapies that can help those afflicted with SAD to get through the dark winter months ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tough times are just as much a part of our lives as happy moments. While we'd all prefer smooth sailing over stormy seas, you ...

Ice cream, swimming pools, barbecues and beaches – summer has many positive associations. But some people feel more anxious and depressed during the hotter months and may suffer from a type of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heat, humidity and pollen likely cause summer sadness, while reduced daylight causes winter seasonal affective disorder. (Getty ...

There was a time when sadness was fashionable, which is something difficult to imagine nowadays, given our current cultural reliance on mandatory positivity and happiness. The time was the beginning ...

Sadness is normal during hard times. Source: Aliyah Jamous/Unsplash These are heavy times. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe and has reached unprecedented numbers in America, we ...

Those two go hand-and-hand and can affect many people throughout the season. According to an expert I spoke with at the Bowen Center, seasonal depression or SAD affects one out of every 30 Americans.

They keep certain items around as a means of comfort. Sadness can be debilitating and lonely. While many people claim to be sad because they couldn't get their favorite item at the grocery store or ...

We are midway through the month of November, and the annual fall and winter reality of living in western Washington is setting in. The days are getting shorter and the nights, longer. Add in a series ...