Lately, the freezing temperatures and gloomy days have become so depressing. Looking at the cloudy color of the Weather app; searching for a hint of sunlight, then ultimately becoming disappointed with yourself because you knew better. It’s the dead of winter. For a person with Seasonal Affective Disorder, better known as SAD or seasonal depression, I try my best to get out of the cooped-up environment and bask in any available sunlight. I also know the feeling when you just don’t have the motivation, nor the time, to do that too. When you look outside and notice that Jack Frost left an icy touch on your window or froze your car doors shut, forbidding you to adventure out, it’s natural to throw over the covers and vedge further into despair. Most of the time, it’s the coldest months of the year and you’re stuck in your residence – while your friends from home are posting in their bathing suits because they’re either on vacation in the Caribbeans or they chose a warm, southern school. If only New Paltz somehow didn’t operate in a place where four seasons are a thing. But because that’s physically impossible and defeats the whole purpose of a SUNY school… Here’s a playlist to help you get the vibe instead.
Castaway by Zac Brown Band
Tongue Tied by Grouplove
Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
Malibu by Miley Cyrus
Everybody Talks by Neon Trees
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ by Ross Lynch, Jason Evigan & Grace Phipps
Sunflower by Post Malone, Swae Lee
Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
Surfin’ U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
Island in The Sun by Weezer
Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
Counting Stars by OneRepublic
Magic in the Hamptons (ft. Lil Yachty) by Social House
Say So by Doja Cat
All Summer Long by Kid Rock
