95. Why Do I Feel Worse in the Summer? 3 Hidden Causes of Summer SAD, Stress, & Trauma

Why does summer leave you feeling more anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted instead of happier? If you're struggling with anxiety symptoms, PTSD, seasonal depression, Stress, isolation, or loneliness while everyone else seems to be enjoying the season, you're not alone.

In this episode of Practical Solutions for PTSD, Lori explores the connection between Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder (Summer SAD), Stress, and trauma. Learn why heat, disrupted sleep, changing routines, and increased social expectations can dysregulate your nervous system, and discover practical, trauma-informed strategies to restore balance.

You'll learn how to tell the difference between Summer SAD, Stress, and trauma responses, along with seven simple tools to calm your nervous system, set healthy boundaries, improve sleep, and navigate summer with greater peace and resilience.

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Primary Keywords

• PTSD
• Boundaries
• Guilt
• Loneliness
• Isolation
• Summer SAD
• Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder
• seasonal depression
• anxiety symptoms
• PTSD
• Stress
• trauma
• nervous system regulation
• mental health
• emotional overwhelm