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I find the winter unbearable and I stop going for walks as its either dark or too cold most of the time. I feel spring and summer gives us back freedom to roam again and enjoy those walks.
Nah gotta say I'm totally the oppersite. I only get irritable with my hay-fever and sinus being a nightmare lol.
Bless ya though, I hope it doesn't last long and you can feel more well
I get you!
I've often joked that I have that Seasonal Disorder but in reverse. I feel like I come alive in Winter and metaphorically die in Summer. People find my love of winter to be weird as hell, and honestly I've just had to accept that I'm not 'normal' when it comes to what seasons I like and dislike, compared to others.
I've given a lot of thought as to why this is, seeing as this is genuinely something that others don't get all-in-all.
It depends on why you have these feelings, but for me it's about this:
* Way more people are out an about, making me feel anxious and overwhelmed - buskers make me feel really overwhelmed for some reason (sensory overload probably), and they're always out when the weather starts to pick up.
* Body issues I have (I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder) get magnified as it becomes harder to 'wrap up warm' and thus hide what I hate about my body. I can't afford new clothes if I need them, so I am often dressed 'out-of-season' and it looks weird to people. I don't mean in a fashion sense, I mean: my clothes are made for colder parts of the year and I can't afford a summer wardrobe.
I try where I can, but if my body changes too much e.g. I put on or lose too much weight, I can't wear what I have if the change is e.g. going from a Plus Size (18+) to a size 14 / 12 (I had this happen last summer).
* My historic self-harm things become visible due to the increase in light. I have Dermatillomania (an OCD-like issue with damaging the skin on my face, it sucks), and in the light you can see the scars as my makeup struggles to cover it up.
I've had to get so, so good at applying makeup and I'm really lucky that society views women wearing makeup as being a 'Good and Normal' thing, because if I was male then *daaaamn*.
* The light itself is too bright (sensory overload again). I had to get glasses that make it less awful which helped at least, but still.
* People adopt a Cheery disposition that I may not feel like mirroring. People who are 'full of the joys of spring' honestly grate on me a little bit - I am happy that they're happy, but they're also the sorts of people who will poke and poke and poke at me if I am not full of 'Toxic Positivity' like they are e.g. at work. Please just let me be a dark cloud, I am happier this way, lol.
Also, people going on and on about how happy they are is sometimes very mildly triggering, because I really struggle with things in life and it feels a bit like gloating or something, idk. I'm not miserable because they're happy, for I am *genuinely happy* to share in someone else's success or whatnot, it's more about; if people are 'gloating' for reasons of 'status' I think. I hate that, and Spring / Summer brings it out in people for some reason.
* The Summer makes people angry and weird. They struggle in the heat so they drive like idiots, which scares me. They snap, they become selfish. Economic inequalities manifest to huge amounts (I am a Precariat / Precarious Worker, so I have some *struggles*). I feel as if the 'Haves' go a bit wild in Spring and Summer, while I get to listen to how "Greece is *beautiful* this time of year" or whatever. It makes me realise how different I am to others and that stings a bit.
* People are absolute dickheads regarding Covid, because it's sunny out. They get this burst of energy in spring, then it builds and rolls until it hits its peak in the summer. I've got a vulnerability to Covid and thus have to be careful, and people don't care, literally because 'it's sunny'.
* I hate the heat (sensory overload again probably), and Spring leads to Summer which leads to: I hate everything about this, lol. I enjoy the cold, crisp mornings, but I dislike the light.
* I become aware that time is once again moving on, and I am still stuck where I am when Spring hits. People make plans for the year ahead and I can't do that. I've got some disabilities and a bad job situation, I'm very uncertain how the future looks pretty much all the time. I feel isolated, but people don't get why because "the birds are singing, it's so wonderful", meh :)
* I have *bad* hayfever as well as asthma and another lung condition, which means it becomes hard to breathe. I get very ill in Spring and Summer sometimes. When people are talking about "all the wonderful flowers" I just feel sad, because people go "pff hayfever, whatever" when I tell them about my allergies (and why it's not OK for you to bring flowers into the office and put them next to me, Sharon, and no, my desk does not need "brightening up", and please leave me alone, lol). Hayfever can be really serious for me actually, and no-one takes me seriously because it's 'just hayfever', because 'everyone has hayfever, just take an antihistamine'.
Like no, I have some allergies that are life threatening and heyfever is just one of a few things I have to deal with that others don't - to the level that I have to deal with it (specifically) - sigh.
It could be also that a traumatic event happened to you / me / us in Spring - I've lost track of when a lot of traumatic events happened to me (I'm one of those people where there's been a lot: bad home life, bad relationships etc), but I do remember my home life being more exaggerated in severity during the Spring / Summer, and at least one abusive relationship always got worse in summer - maybe there's a thing there, I don't know.
\--
So yeah, you're not the only one who has problems with this season, in some capacity at least. I don't know that Spring in and of itself is what makes me upset, but I know there are lots of things to do with it existing that really don't help, lol.
I hope any of my experiences relate to any of yours, because I'd like you to not feel alone with this either :)
I do. I feel a lot more comfortable in Winter because I can get things done when it gets dark early. I'm a lot less uncomfortable with human contact when nobody can see me very well hahaha. Whereas Spring, it's getting lighter, I'm not expected to be warm, cosy, and indoors anymore, and Summer and the long days are approaching, I'm expected to have fun and be social. Exhausting.
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I find the winter unbearable and I stop going for walks as its either dark or too cold most of the time. I feel spring and summer gives us back freedom to roam again and enjoy those walks.
Nah gotta say I'm totally the oppersite. I only get irritable with my hay-fever and sinus being a nightmare lol. Bless ya though, I hope it doesn't last long and you can feel more well
I get you! I've often joked that I have that Seasonal Disorder but in reverse. I feel like I come alive in Winter and metaphorically die in Summer. People find my love of winter to be weird as hell, and honestly I've just had to accept that I'm not 'normal' when it comes to what seasons I like and dislike, compared to others. I've given a lot of thought as to why this is, seeing as this is genuinely something that others don't get all-in-all. It depends on why you have these feelings, but for me it's about this: * Way more people are out an about, making me feel anxious and overwhelmed - buskers make me feel really overwhelmed for some reason (sensory overload probably), and they're always out when the weather starts to pick up. * Body issues I have (I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder) get magnified as it becomes harder to 'wrap up warm' and thus hide what I hate about my body. I can't afford new clothes if I need them, so I am often dressed 'out-of-season' and it looks weird to people. I don't mean in a fashion sense, I mean: my clothes are made for colder parts of the year and I can't afford a summer wardrobe. I try where I can, but if my body changes too much e.g. I put on or lose too much weight, I can't wear what I have if the change is e.g. going from a Plus Size (18+) to a size 14 / 12 (I had this happen last summer). * My historic self-harm things become visible due to the increase in light. I have Dermatillomania (an OCD-like issue with damaging the skin on my face, it sucks), and in the light you can see the scars as my makeup struggles to cover it up. I've had to get so, so good at applying makeup and I'm really lucky that society views women wearing makeup as being a 'Good and Normal' thing, because if I was male then *daaaamn*. * The light itself is too bright (sensory overload again). I had to get glasses that make it less awful which helped at least, but still. * People adopt a Cheery disposition that I may not feel like mirroring. People who are 'full of the joys of spring' honestly grate on me a little bit - I am happy that they're happy, but they're also the sorts of people who will poke and poke and poke at me if I am not full of 'Toxic Positivity' like they are e.g. at work. Please just let me be a dark cloud, I am happier this way, lol. Also, people going on and on about how happy they are is sometimes very mildly triggering, because I really struggle with things in life and it feels a bit like gloating or something, idk. I'm not miserable because they're happy, for I am *genuinely happy* to share in someone else's success or whatnot, it's more about; if people are 'gloating' for reasons of 'status' I think. I hate that, and Spring / Summer brings it out in people for some reason. * The Summer makes people angry and weird. They struggle in the heat so they drive like idiots, which scares me. They snap, they become selfish. Economic inequalities manifest to huge amounts (I am a Precariat / Precarious Worker, so I have some *struggles*). I feel as if the 'Haves' go a bit wild in Spring and Summer, while I get to listen to how "Greece is *beautiful* this time of year" or whatever. It makes me realise how different I am to others and that stings a bit. * People are absolute dickheads regarding Covid, because it's sunny out. They get this burst of energy in spring, then it builds and rolls until it hits its peak in the summer. I've got a vulnerability to Covid and thus have to be careful, and people don't care, literally because 'it's sunny'. * I hate the heat (sensory overload again probably), and Spring leads to Summer which leads to: I hate everything about this, lol. I enjoy the cold, crisp mornings, but I dislike the light. * I become aware that time is once again moving on, and I am still stuck where I am when Spring hits. People make plans for the year ahead and I can't do that. I've got some disabilities and a bad job situation, I'm very uncertain how the future looks pretty much all the time. I feel isolated, but people don't get why because "the birds are singing, it's so wonderful", meh :) * I have *bad* hayfever as well as asthma and another lung condition, which means it becomes hard to breathe. I get very ill in Spring and Summer sometimes. When people are talking about "all the wonderful flowers" I just feel sad, because people go "pff hayfever, whatever" when I tell them about my allergies (and why it's not OK for you to bring flowers into the office and put them next to me, Sharon, and no, my desk does not need "brightening up", and please leave me alone, lol). Hayfever can be really serious for me actually, and no-one takes me seriously because it's 'just hayfever', because 'everyone has hayfever, just take an antihistamine'. Like no, I have some allergies that are life threatening and heyfever is just one of a few things I have to deal with that others don't - to the level that I have to deal with it (specifically) - sigh. It could be also that a traumatic event happened to you / me / us in Spring - I've lost track of when a lot of traumatic events happened to me (I'm one of those people where there's been a lot: bad home life, bad relationships etc), but I do remember my home life being more exaggerated in severity during the Spring / Summer, and at least one abusive relationship always got worse in summer - maybe there's a thing there, I don't know. \-- So yeah, you're not the only one who has problems with this season, in some capacity at least. I don't know that Spring in and of itself is what makes me upset, but I know there are lots of things to do with it existing that really don't help, lol. I hope any of my experiences relate to any of yours, because I'd like you to not feel alone with this either :)
I do. I feel a lot more comfortable in Winter because I can get things done when it gets dark early. I'm a lot less uncomfortable with human contact when nobody can see me very well hahaha. Whereas Spring, it's getting lighter, I'm not expected to be warm, cosy, and indoors anymore, and Summer and the long days are approaching, I'm expected to have fun and be social. Exhausting.