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SAD students: Dealing with seasonal affective disorder on a busy schedule

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By Silvana Hill–

It’s hard enough to get through the semester without at least a few moments of stress and negativity-and when temperatures drop and sunlight is rare, it can often be compounded.

Between four to six percent of American adults suffer severe seasonal affective disorder. About twenty percent experience a milder form of it in the colder months.

It can be hard to take time to take care of yourself. But for the sake of your grades and your health, it’s necessary.