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Does our mood swing with the weather too !?

Suet suet — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 01:34:12 GMT

Hi,

its been raining for the last few days in Brisbane here. I feel that my mood also swings which acts like the weather - extremely restless and depressing. On those sunny days my mood seems to be better!

Does anyone feel the same or just me ??

Does our mood swing with the weather too !?

baet123 — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:17:04 GMT

Hey Suet,

Bad weather can indeed have a negative effect on your emotions. When it is cold, rainy, gloomy and unpleasant outside many more people are susceptible to feeling down or not as enthusiastic. Personally, I love the rain and overcast days but there is absolutely merit in what your proposing/questioning. When it is sunny, we generally feel much better and exposure to the sun and vitamin D are super beneficial to our emotional well-being.

Here's to better weather!

Have a great week!

Nick!

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Spl spl — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:19:48 GMT

Hi Seut

Yeah you're not the only one that gets that! I think it might be because you might be used to the warmer weather as well. I'm from WA not Brisbane, still we do get a lot of sunny days over here. If it gets all rainy and cloudy- blocking out the sun- I do tend to feel more depressed in a strange way. Maybe you miss the sun? Overcast days make everything look more washed out and grey- it could be a bit of that as well.

At least it is temporary, Summer is coming up soon 😄 I hope you feel sunnier soon

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Suet suet — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:50:39 GMT

Thanks for your replies, Nick and Spl. So the weather does affect our emotions.

Luckily i went to see my psychologist this afternoon. She gave me some coping strategies which lifted up my mood a little.

Yes I do miss the sunshine a bit and most importantly I do need some vit D.

Does our mood swing with the weather too !?

PamelaR — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:40:44 GMT

Hi Suet Suet

The weather definitely affects my emotions. I'm in Brisbane too and while I know that the rain is needed out west. I've just about had all the rain I can take for awhile. I want to see some sunshine please 🙂 Sure it will happen - it's forecast for Wednesday. So here's hoping.

BTW, did you know that in the tropics there is a term for the build up of wet weather? It's called mango madness, or the silly season. There's been a lot of research into the affects of weather on the human psyche. If you're interested you could find some good research papers by doing a google search.

Kind regards

PamelaR

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Suet suet — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:36:53 GMT

Hmmmm .. . I never heard of the “mango madness” thing. I have done a google search and read some information it’s a very interesting topic. This is probably my only purpose to come to work this morning - exploring the mango madness!!!!! Thanks PamelaR. You have brightened my day !

It’s a little sunny this afternoon and not wet here. Thanks God. It brings a little hope .... hope everyone has a great day.

Does our mood swing with the weather too !?

PamelaR — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:26:24 GMT

Hi Suet suet

The term Mango Madness has been around the tropics for sometime. LOL, hope you did some good reading at work.

The sky is shining today - for little bits anyway, then gets overcast. But I'm feeling quite a bit better today. The last few days have been very hard.

Yes, my view is the weather has a lot to answer in terms of moods. Certainly affects me big time. Having said that, I do like the changes in weather though. It would get incredibly boring if it stayed the same. Also, who would you please? There are some who like to cold, others like it hot.... LOL, can't please everyone all the time. So it's good it's spread out through the year.

Kind regards

PamelaR

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RoseToez — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:05:05 GMT

Yepp, the wind does my head in I hate it lol like literally I feel like it whooshes in one ear bustles about in there leaving me frustrated and annoyed. I dunno that's just me.

Does our mood swing with the weather too !?

Suet suet — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:51:21 GMT

Rose toez,

Did you go out and feel the wind? I don’t like when it’s suoer windy like blowing away things!

It’s beautiful crispy sunny day in Brisbane today. I went to bush walk this morning for an hr. It was a bit cold in the morning! It’s just me when i run my body is boiling and I love the chill wind because it cools down my body temp a bit! I found that exercise can be as therapeutic as medication!

I take a day off today enjoying my foods!