March for many marks the beginning of spring, but for some it marks the end of winter. That may sound like it means the same thing, but it symbolizes the discontentment some have with the winter season. March offers something new and fresh, but for some students, it means more than that.
Ben Hindmarsh is a student at Fanshawe who finds that March means the end of the school year is in sight, as the world shows signs of life.
“You have an end in sight, like you’ve set your goal and you’re almost there,” Ben explains. “Snow starts to melt, more sun. It just feels like the world’s coming back to life.”
The world comes back to life. The green grass comes back from under the white snow, the sun shines a little brighter. March is more than what meets the eye.
The weather is the most noticeable novelty, but even Ben says March brings out lots of activity and energy in people.
“March definitely opens up more kind of opportunities for activities, being able to walk around without getting cold, and it’s just kind of lively again.”
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
While the winter season can negatively affect anyone, the spring offers good to some people more than others.
Seasonal affective disorder places people in a seasonal depression with winter most of the time being the worst. Amanda Ewaskiw is a student in social work who has explored the disorder as part of her studies. She says the disorder comes from a plethora of places.
“It’s just the lack of vitamin D, the lack of going outside, and then just the lack of like, feeling hopelessness,” Amanda explains.
“You’re kind of just stuck inside, you can’t really do anything. So if you have seasonal affective disorder, and then you’re stuck inside not getting anything, it’s like a heavy feeling on someone.”
While the disorder is a condition that comes with the seasons, Amanda says there are ways to combat the depression.
“The best things you can do is just keep yourself busy,” she says. “The worst thing you could do is just sit there and just soak in your emotions and you stay in your head.”
Ewaskiw cites self care remedies such as yoga or face masks as great ways to fight against it.
So whether it’s a time of recovery from seasonal affective disorder, or just a time of new beginnings from the cold winter season, March symbolizes something for everyone. But if there’s one guarantee, March represents a change in mood for everyone.
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