I haven't got any statistics to prove it, but I'd venture a guess that the rates of reported depression must be much lower during the summer months. Of course bad things could be occuring in some people's personal lives at any time. It's just that it seems so easy to be happy when the sun is shining.
I guess, it might be the contrast that we have due to the higher latitudes. I suppose in places where it's always sunny, the brilliant orb is not such a mood booster. As a general rule, I think I'm always pretty upbeat. If it all boils down to chemicals in the human brain, I'm grateful that I never have need for help by prescription. Thank, God, I guess.
People in August at the uptown Starbucks.
