Daylight Saving Time is Ending. Here’s How to Adjust to the Dark.

When the sky starts to turn colors at 4 p.m. and darkens by 5 p.m., my mood plummets with the sun. My eyes feel heavy, I can’t stop yawning, and all I want to do is crawl under my weighted blanket and hibernate through the winter. For the first few weeks after the end of daylight saving time (DST), falling back one hour feels like I’m being punched in the face with sadness then body slammed straight into bed every night. I’m not alone—it’s a tough time for a lot of people.

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