October’s rainy, snowy atmosphere brought University of Nebraska-Lincoln students puddles to splash in, snow angels to make and depression.

For many students, not seeing the sun for days on end is actually not something to look forward to. Vitamin D(aylight) is important for humans to function. Without it, students become sad, grumpy assholes who just want to stay inside and cry.

For junior Kristal Poller, the rainy days have contributed to the early start of her seasonal depression.

Seasonal depression is the mental illness where one’s body says, “fuck this,” when it has been too cold, sad and disgusted by winter for too long.

“It started at the beginning of October,” Poller said. “It lasts until I have seen enough sunny days to outweigh the sadness I feel inside.”

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this could be as late as Independence Day.

The Counseling and Psychological Services office said that the snow that intruded into campus Oct. 14, did not help anyone.

“The snow was not welcomed during Fall Break,” counselor Tim Dolger said. “It showed up and students just started bawling.”

Poller said that she combats the feeling of existential dread by thinking of happy things like beaches, Disneyworld and Florida as a whole.

“But now, I just keep thinking about how the hurricane ruined Florida,” she said.

Instead of crying as they look out of their window and wonder why bad things happen to good people, Dolger recommended doing something that makes you happy in order to combat this year’s seasonal depression.

“For me, I think of getting the hell out of Nebraska,” Poller said.