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Old Jun 04, 2013, 08:55 PM
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Yesterday i wanted to crawl in a hole. i was sooooo depressed, over life stuff (no money, tough work day, etc), but it was also POURING. it poured all day. today, it is beautiful out (78 and sunny) and i am hypo as hell. bonus: I weeded my whole garden, made lunches for tomorrow, and did my nails.

I had another horrible day at work just because it's june and the kids are all acting a fool, so that dampered me a bit, but not a lot.

I hesitate to call it an episode as it's just one day. but i was wondering if the weather ever affects anyone else's mood.
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Old Jun 04, 2013, 09:17 PM
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I think it's definitely easier to be in a great mood when the weather is nicer.

It's more infuriating when the weather's gorgeous out and I'm in a crappy mood. Someone will say to me "how can you be in a bad mood on a day like today? (fake smile)" "Yeah, how about you shut your face and leave me alone."

Or getting depressed over wintertime and the always infuriating "yeah, ya know, I get sad in the wintertime too." To which I give pretty much the same answer as above.
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Old Jun 04, 2013, 09:39 PM
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I tell people i am solar powered because i am usually good if the sun is out, however, if it is not...watch out. I will either be in a downer mood or grumpy. It took me awhile to figure the pattern out and that had a direct correlation to the weather. I use a light box now and go to the tanning salon for 6 or 7 min if it is gray/raining more than 2 days in a row. That has helped me. Also, on a grander scale my worst depressions come in the late fall/winter. and my highest hypo comes in the spring/summer. While it is annoying as heck, it is kind of a cool thing to be so intimately linked with nature : ).
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Old Jun 04, 2013, 10:04 PM
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Huge seasonal mood-changer here. It doesn't help that I live in western Oregon where we have four seasons: rain, rain/snow, rain, and road construction.

I will say that summers here, for the most part, are perfection itself.....long, warm, sunny days from early July through September and sometimes even into October. This year it was actually a warm, dry spring so we got a big jump on the summer, which of course pleases me to no end!

Temps average a perfect 82 degrees through July and August, although sometimes they go north of 95 and make life pretty miserable given the fact that almost NOBODY has air conditioning in their home. Of course, having grown up in Southern California I'm very heat tolerant and hate being cold, but everyone else in the family gets grumpy in the heat while I'm at my best.

And yes, I tend to be manic in the late spring and summer, and the depression hits me long about the time we're taking down the Christmas decorations.
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Old Jun 05, 2013, 08:14 AM
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Yes I definitely get more depressed in winter. My first manic episode came on in the spring. But I went back to depression within two weeks so who knows!
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Old Jun 05, 2013, 11:24 AM
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Great question wildflowerchild25. I definitely notice that I am more on edge on cloudy days like today (in FL), and in the past I've made an effort to play a variety of classical music for me and my children when the sun is hidden. I asked my Dad for full spectrum light bulbs for my birthday in January because having been in Florida for almost 3 years, I know I'll need the extra light during the rainy season. He bought me a lamp which I guess is second best, and my husband and I put it up on top of a bookshelf so our children can't destroy it. I turn it on when it's cloudy and unplug it when it's stormy because I don't know if lightning would break it. I try to remind myself of what the landlord says (paraphrase): that when it's cloudy and rainy, the sun may not be out, but it's cooler!
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Old Jun 05, 2013, 11:33 AM
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ah yes... for sure it does.

compared to most people (most people would say they feel better in the sunshine), i feel much worse

cold weather, better mood
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