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As winter approaches, the sunlight hours have decreased as well as the outdoor temperature. The winter is known as “cold and flu” season and for Seasonal Affective Disorder (depression that is brought on by the decrease in the sun’s rays, primarily happening only in the winter months). More people suffer ...

Holiday blues affects Christians and non-Christians as well, and occurs between Thanksgiving and New Year’s; it is accompanied by depression and anxiety symptoms. These symptoms occur because of unrealistic expectations of how families should be, demands of holiday parties and events, financial strain of buying gifts, reminders of past losses, ...