{"id":2698,"date":"2025-07-17T11:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/2698\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:57:17","slug":"summertime-sadness-it-could-be-reverse-seasonal-affective-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/2698\/","title":{"rendered":"Summertime sadness? It could be Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Jul. 14, 2025, 5:09 PM<\/p>\n<p>Updated on Jul. 14, 2025, 5:10 PM<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know feels unusually stressed, anxious, or restless this time of year, it could be Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder<\/p>\n<p>For most of us, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this time of year<\/a> is all about sunshine, energy, and good vibrations. But those long days and rising temperatures bring something very different to many people\u2014a lesser-known condition called Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/lifestyle\/health\/shining-a-light-on-combatting-seasonal-affective-disorder\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">winter blues<\/a>, Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder happens when the days are longer and the sun is shining brighter. While most of us feel energized and happy with more daylight, some experience a spike in anxiety, irritability, and even insomnia.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above to learn more about why this occurs and tips on how to cope if you&#8217;re experiencing symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Jul. 14, 2025, 5:09 PM Updated on Jul. 14, 2025, 5:10 PM If you or someone&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-2698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-mental-health","12":"tag-mentalhealth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}