Does warmer weather make anyone else more depressed?

[CameronFrye]

I don't know why but I'm always hoping for colder weather and become more depressed as it gets warmer. It's strange because I do feel some relief from more sunlight and more time outdoors. However I feel my overall depression worsens if that makes sense.

My theory is this goes back to when I was younger. I grew up in an area where sports were everything. As soon as Spring came along all my friends disappeared into their sports lives. They either had practice, private training, or games daily after school and all day on weekends because of how competitive it was. And when school ended they spent summers traveling the country competing. Multiple of my neighbors even got full scholarships to play sports at top colleges. My brothers were a part of this and I'd have to spend my free time watching them practice/play. Meanwhile I was not athletic at all and never made a sports team and never got to participate.

During the winter the other kids had much more free time and we'd play videogames, watch movies, and have fun together inside and I was happier as a result.

As we got older they eventually preferred to spend all their time around their athletic friends as they developed stronger and stronger bonds with them over the years due to all the time they spent together. Also as a social hierarchy developed the athletes were at the top, and I became someone who would lower their status. Some of them even ended up bullying me.

We all graduated awhile ago and I don't interact with them anymore and I have a much different life, but I still get a feeling of dread as the weather gets warmer.

Does anyone else feel their depression worsens this time of year?

 

[Huntfish34]

I can understand this to a certain point. Whether it was baseball, football, or w/ e.... I happened upon similar situations which Fckn sucks.

Take care if possible,. Thoughts and prayers -

 

[FuneralCry]

Yes, I hate summer and hot weather. It is just so unpleasant and uncomfortable. I struggle to sleep when it is warm and there is more noise around that time of year. I prefer winter. Of course I want to die at all times of the year, I am always tired of living, but the warm weather does make everything worse for me. I wish you the best.

 

[clown_17]

Yes I hate it. The heat makes me want to crawl out of my skin and the sun blinding my eyes all the time feels insulting. It zaps all the energy and hole out of me. Also the fact that most people around me love summer makes me feel that everyone except me is happy. Definatley can make you feel left out which doesn't help at all. I just mentally shut down and sleep through most of summer

 

[notaboutangels]

Summer used to be my favorite time of the year, but I no longer see my family that I only got to meet during that time. I also use to love but don't like swimming anymore because of body insecurity, even if it's just a backyard with my close family. I started struggling with dissociation in a couple years ago and after that I have to be careful about getting enough sleep so it doesn't trigger it. But during the summer it doesn't get dark out until much later so I go to bed later and get less sleep and thus struggle with dissociation. I also get anxious from just not having things to do. It all just adds up. My favorite weather is rain and snow and the cold so I love winter and fall.

I hope you can still get through this summer. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who also experiences summer blues too.

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

Never.

Feel a burst of energy as the snow recedes and ground warms up

 

[Ethereal Knight]

It is just so unpleasant and uncomfortable. I struggle to sleep

that's exactly what I was going to say.
my sleep becomes trash hen it's very warm. it becomes so bad, I'm miserable. this is even one of the reasons I'll CTB.

but it's not all summer's fault, living in a small room without air conditioning probably doesn't help

where I live there's a couple of weeks of cold and then basically 11 months of summer. it sucks.

I would be a happier person if I lived in a cold place simply because I would sleep better.

I know very cold places can be less social, but in my opinion the better sleep more than compensates for it.

 

[Circles]

I don't know why but I'm always hoping for colder weather and become more depressed as it gets warmer. It's strange because I do feel some relief from more sunlight and more time outdoors. However I feel my overall depression worsens if that makes sense.

My theory is this goes back to when I was younger. I grew up in an area where sports were everything. As soon as Spring came along all my friends disappeared into their sports lives. They either had practice, private training, or games daily after school and all day on weekends because of how competitive it was. And when school ended they spent summers traveling the country competing. Multiple of my neighbors even got full scholarships to play sports at top colleges. My brothers were a part of this and I'd have to spend my free time watching them practice/play. Meanwhile I was not athletic at all and never made a sports team and never got to participate.

During the winter the other kids had much more free time and we'd play videogames, watch movies, and have fun together inside and I was happier as a result.

As we got older they eventually preferred to spend all their time around their athletic friends as they developed stronger and stronger bonds with them over the years due to all the time they spent together. Also as a social hierarchy developed the athletes were at the top, and I became someone who would lower their status. Some of them even ended up bullying me.

We all graduated awhile ago and I don't interact with them anymore and I have a much different life, but I still get a feeling of dread as the weather gets warmer.

Does anyone else feel their depression worsens this time of year?

Yes especially how that's when people get out more and I see normal people live lives I can't have.

 

[Life sucks]

There are studies that shows how heat worsens mental health including the percentage of mental illnesses and the percentage of ctb and death. The laws of thermodynamics explains that as well, more heat in the body and specifically brain creates more problems.

 

[silverspring]

Yes. I've been telling everyone in my life this lately as a way to let them in on my mental health journey - which I never do, but felt maybe I'd give someone the benefit of the doubt that maybe they'd give a fuck and see this trigger in me. They tell me there's no way it's possible. The warm weather causes so much pain in my life. I can't eat, and even without the warm weather, the only time I really eat is when I binge and purge. Can't sleep. Can barely get around to even go outside. I'm weird. I feel it. Makes me sad to see the cold go away.

 

[allesistgut]

i can't stand warm weather at all! i'd definitely say that it tends to make me feel even more miserable. i wish it could be winter/fall type weather all year round!

also i'm sorry to hear that you were treated badly by some of them, big hug.

 

[CallOfTheVoid112]

Just seeing everyone living happy lives and for some reason I can't do that makes me want to ctb soooo bad. I used to love the warm. :-'(
Lord please take me away

i can't stand warm weather at all! i'd definitely say that it tends to make me feel even more miserable. i wish it could be winter/fall type weather all year round!

also i'm sorry to hear that you were treated badly by some of them, big hug.

I love the fall. It's my birthday season and I love EVERYTHING Halloween and spooky!!!

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

There are studies that shows how heat worsens mental health including the percentage of mental illnesses and the percentage of ctb and death. The laws of thermodynamics explains that as well, more heat in the body and specifically brain creates more problems.

One thing we do know is heat is very bad for crime and political stability

If you look at nations that mainstream culture would consider "performers", none of them are particularly hot.

 

[CameronFrye]

i wish it could be winter/fall type weather all year round!

I love the fall. It's my birthday season and I love EVERYTHING Halloween and spooky!!!

I absolutely love fall as well. As soon as fall hits I feel warm and fuzzy inside even with the depression. I don't know what it is but everything about it makes me feel so much better than summer.

 

[allesistgut]

I love the fall. It's my birthday season and I love EVERYTHING Halloween and spooky!!!

fall is definitely nice, weather starts to cool down and i love how the leaves change color! and oh! it's my birthday season too haha!

i'm not super into scary things, but i'm glad you enjoy the spooky time of year!

I absolutely love fall as well. As soon as fall hits I feel warm and fuzzy inside even with the depression. I don't know what it is but everything about it makes me feel so much better than summer.

yeah i get what you mean. of course the cold/cooler weather doesn't solve my problems, but it's nice to at least not have to be super uncomfortable and sweaty all the time on top of being depressed.

oh! also less bugs flying around is a big plus!

 

[OpheliasFlowers]

When I was a kid and teenager, and into my early 20s, I loved the summer. Especially as a kid and young teen as my family would go camping, go to the lakes all the time, I'd ride my bike all day and into the night, and I loved being outdoors. Then when I was a late teen/early 20s I had a boyfriend and a best friend and we'd do things together in the summer that I still look back on, thankful for the memories, few as they are. But as my physical health declined in my 20s, and I battled (still do) CONSTANT nausea, and I couldn't really get out and do things like I used to, summer is merely too bright, too hot, too gross and sweaty, and I have to watch others enjoying being outdoors and get -togethers and it only makes me feel worse about myself and my life. Makes me angry, like nature is rubbing my face (again) into everything I've been denied. The hot, humid weather also makes me feel worse physically and one of the few things that helps a little with my nausea is fresh, cool air, like in the fall and winter. In the summer, the hot sticky weather certainly doesn't help w/my nausea. And it makes where I live feel even more disgusting, like the heat makes the filth and grime and bacteria of years of living in this shithole "stink" worse. Don't konw if that makes sense but it's how it makes me feel. Finally, I like the longer, darker, gloomier days of fall and winter vs the searing brightness of summer . I've grown to truly hate summer and I dread this month of March because where I live the weather is starting to warm up and people are gearing up for summer and I hate what's soon to come and I can't avoid: months of uncomfortableness, increased sweating and stinking and feeling nauseous, and nothing feeling 'fresh' and clean from the cool air. Just heat and humidity and bright sun and glare. Man I hate summer.

I wish I could go back to loving summertime and spending my days at the park, the pool, the lake, riding my bike, camping, bonfires, swimming, going to markets and other summer activities .But that will never happen. I wish it was fall and winter all year round...

ETA: The one downside of winter is the holidays. I've grown to DESPISE Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's. So that's the one negative.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Depressed, not really. Angry, yes. Anxious due to all the bugs and pollen in the air? Also yes.

 

[Darkover]

i don't like it when it really hot like 25c or above it just makes me feel uncomfortable

 

[Of The Universe]

I always get that longing feeling.

 

[CameronFrye]

I just want to add I strongly relate to what others are saying in this thread and completely forgot to include a lot of it in my post. Similar to others, I dislike the feel of the heat/humidity, and can't stand it physically

Also the feeling of missing out, which despite being in different circumstances still persists. I know most people my age are out there experiencing life, which I desperately want to do but can't.

Everyone seems to romanticize summer as some magical time that makes them feel better but I can't stand it and it makes me feel even worse.

 

[bleeeeeep]

i don't know if i necessarily feel worse than usual, but i do feel guilty for not feeling better if that makes sense. during the winter i always hope for sunshine and summer, but only because i associate that time of year with travelling to see my family. being able to go to the beach every day, swim, and shirk normal life responsibilities makes me feel pretty good, though the novelty fades pretty quickly.

i think i don't mind the heat as much because i am always warm. ssris fucked up my temperature regulation so badly that i can't wear a jacket even when it's single digit cold here because i will get so ridiculously hot

 

[lili]

Perpetual heat and humidity can feel depressing for sure. I can attest to this, coming from a place of eternal summer.

 

[_Minsk]

Yes it makes me even more depressed, winter is my favourite season, it's also my preferred ctb season.

 

[13_reasons]

They say it is a recognised phenomenon that suicide rates actually increase in Spring- as people manage to get through the Winter months ok, but as soon as the weather gets warmer they realise that they feel no better- and this is in contrast with seeing everyone else go outside and enjoy the sunshine and living their carefree lives.

In short- the warmer weather makes me feel worse and more acutely aware of how strong my suicidal thoughts are. And there are no short, dark and cold days to hide behind anymore- everything is exposed and out in the open. It sucks, and you're not alone.

 

[ClownMe]

To an extent, yes. I just can't function in the heat especially when I have to do work, at least in the cold I can just put on a jumper.

 

[aludnelac]

i think in a way, yeah.. but probably in the same way that i get more depressed around the beginning of a new year, or my birthday.. it's another mensural landmark to remark upon, and remind me that my life continues to stagnate and reflect that i'm in the same place i was a year ago.. but i think the warm weather feels bad, because you get to see the world go back to being active and full of life, as people more glaringly than ever come out to show the world they're living life to the fullest while you're continuing to fall behind more with each passing year..

 

[Ligottian]

I experience cold weather as pain, not mere discomfort, so I hate winter. In the spring my anxiety rises. I also live in "tornado alley", which gives me something else to worry about. I like the long days of summer and warmth of summer, but the humidity of where I live is awful in summer. Fall brings shorter days and football season (which I loathe). And lest I forget, Thanksgiving and Christmas, with it's dreaded family gatherings.

 

[Slaanesh]

It's not warm or cold weather that makes me depressed, it's the constant, unending overcast that I have to live with.
It's like an absence of weather, non-weather.

 

[Oblivion]

I don't know why but I'm always hoping for colder weather and become more depressed as it gets warmer. It's strange because I do feel some relief from more sunlight and more time outdoors. However I feel my overall depression worsens if that makes sense.

My theory is this goes back to when I was younger. I grew up in an area where sports were everything. As soon as Spring came along all my friends disappeared into their sports lives. They either had practice, private training, or games daily after school and all day on weekends because of how competitive it was. And when school ended they spent summers traveling the country competing. Multiple of my neighbors even got full scholarships to play sports at top colleges. My brothers were a part of this and I'd have to spend my free time watching them practice/play. Meanwhile I was not athletic at all and never made a sports team and never got to participate.

During the winter the other kids had much more free time and we'd play videogames, watch movies, and have fun together inside and I was happier as a result.

As we got older they eventually preferred to spend all their time around their athletic friends as they developed stronger and stronger bonds with them over the years due to all the time they spent together. Also as a social hierarchy developed the athletes were at the top, and I became someone who would lower their status. Some of them even ended up bullying me.

We all graduated awhile ago and I don't interact with them anymore and I have a much different life, but I still get a feeling of dread as the weather gets warmer.

Does anyone else feel their depression worsens this time of year?

I feel exactly the same, i feel insane peace and serenity when i see dark clouds covering the sky and feel the wind and the rain, while when the sun is out it annoys me so fucking much i'd feel worse and completely hate it.
And no, my case was different, i actually played sports in my childhood and had alot of good times in the spring and summer, so i don't think this is the reason.
I really loved this winter, so many cloudy and cold days, alot of rain and little sunshine and it's still going on until now (winter here is usually over at the end of February) i was hoping i could kill myself before it starts getting hot and the sun comes out but i'm fucking manic now.

 

[Hurt]

I am depressed all the time. Doesn't matter the weather.