Overcome the Winter Depression

Are you ready for summer?  Everyone across the United States is feeling the effects of this winter.  Here are some great tips on how to overcome that winter depression!  You can learn more at apartment therapy.

1. Smile. Smiling at our friends when we feel like frowning, really does make a difference for you and them. 2. Look outside at the sky. Even when it's miserable outside, spend time meditating by the window. Look at the bigness of the sky and think outside of the space and present issues of your house. (Both points 1 and 2 are coming from this blog post, a religious blog, but I don't think you necessarily need to be religious to agree that smiling and looking at the sky are great places to start.) 
3. Remember, you can still go outside. Even though it is cold. Even though it might be snowing. Take a short walk with a friend or loved one.
4. If nothing is helping, go and see someone. Talk to a friend. See a doctor. It might be as simple as taking Vitamin D. But if you are feeling hopeless, anxious, depressed, have little energy, don't want to see people, are oversleeping, and are gaining weight you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder. It can be easily treated with light therapy and a management plan.