Friday, December 16, 2022

Colors, Mood, and SAD


I saw an interesting study today that said wearing bright clothes can make you happier, so if you're struggling with the blues (no pun intended) just wear yellow or something like that. (I actually would love to have the shirt pictured above, but somehow I doubt it would be that vibrant in real life, as it's an obvious computer-generated image.)

I was just thinking about color and specifically light and how the lack of sunlight this time of year (at least for those of us in the upper Midwest) has such an impact on our moods. It hasn't gotten too bad for us, yet, but eventually the lack of sunlight will begin to wear on us. Seasonal Affective Disorder is very real, whether it affects you a little or a lot. Maybe wearing bright colored clothes will help counteract that a little bit?

It's worth a shot.

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