The clocks are turning back Sunday! Here is how you can avoid the seasonal blues

💌 Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Early Sunday morning marks daylight saving time – or when clocks will turn back one hour and Americans will “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep. This shift aims to “better align human activity with natural daylight,” but it often comes with jarring effects, like shifts in sleep timing, eating habits, difficulty concentrating or sadness. The time change can also lead to seasonal affective disorder, said Lynn Morgan, a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker. “It s very common during the fall and winter seasons, especially on the East Coast, because of less sunshine, less natural light and colder weather,” Morgan said. “Usually, it s cold, wet, dark, and damp, so it does make you feel like gloom and doom.” For some people, Morgan said medication or therapy may be necessary for change. But the good news? There are other personal changes you can try to make