A pensieve woman's reflection in a windowI know the sun is out. I can see the throngs of people lining the fringes of my nearby park, and hear people pleasantly saying: “It’s wild how much of a difference a bit more daylight makes, isn’t it?”. There’s only one problem, though – I don’t feel the thrill of the new season at all. In fact, something about spring has always gotten me down. According to Natalie Buchwald, a lead psychologist from Manhattan Mental Health Counseling, I’m not alone. “It turns out that spring can bring more than just blooming flowers and brighter days,” the expert said. “It can also trigger a lesser-known type of depression known as springtime depression.”What is springtime depression?Like the better-known winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD), Buchwald explained, it’s simply another time-dependent disorder. “Though not as widely recognised as its winter counterpart,” she says, it “can be just as debilitating.” “The condition doesn’t always manifest immediately after the clocks go forward, but can creep in as people begin to feel the effects of environmental