By KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Meg Wood, a 31-year-old living in Philadelphia, said she has suffered from seasonal depression for as long as she can remember. This year, amid a pandemic that has experts warning of a growing mental health crisis, Wood said she has struggled more than ever with her depression that heightens in the dark months of winter. "A lot of the things I have learned to do to cope with mental health are more difficult because of the pandemic," Wood told Good Morning America. "For example, one of the things that happens during my seasonal depression is I withdraw and don’t really talk to my friends. In normal times my friends would check up on me, but that's not as easy now."