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I wonder if us in the hot regions get depressed by too much heat and not being able to be outside during the summer days..

But also Ballake Sissoko is a magnificent artist.. I remember another great, Toumani Diabate who plays the Kora as well, argue that his music also should be called classical, cause it comes from a tradition of 800 years.. He had an album with London Symphony Orchesta.. https://open.spotify.com/album/3rOp3a1DZ6S8AlOy0aAw9o

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I have talked to my sister who moved to Texas about this and she says yes. It’s kind of flip flopping the seasonal depression.

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I am sorry to hear that you suffer from seasonal depression, and admire your clear understanding of what it is, and your openly sharing your experience. Many people just suffer and try to hide it from others. I had to smile at your reference to the "hygge" season. I only learned of that wonderfully evocative Scandinavian word some time ago, and it prompted this from me: https://medium.com/karines-musings-on-this-and-that/how-a-new-word-can-show-you-realities-you-never-imagined-96a43840fb34?sk=1760343486908452ebbdff569e9e4f9e

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It is a delightful word and there are plenty of things I love about winter and the cold. My depression is affected by the seasons but also by stress. Thank you for your compassion

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