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Tips for coping with winter darkness

How to cope when the dark season feels overwhelming? Winter depression affects about 1–2 % of the population. It’s also possible to experience seasonal symptoms in the winter without having diagnosable depression. This is referred to as having the winter blues, which affects about 25 % of the population. The symptoms in winter blues are milder than those in winter depression.

Read on our website how you can try to alleviate symptoms of winter blues.