[Icare dixit]

What kind of weather do you like best when depressed? In general?

When moderately to severely depressed, I absolutely can't stand sunny weather. It's like there is a party in the next room, I am not invited and oxygen has left the room I'm in. I like it to be cloudy, lots of rain, darkness. A bit like "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones.

When mildly depressed I think sunny weather is best, if I can at least make myself go outside. Or changeable weather might be best.

I think sudden sunny weather makes the number of suicides spike, but I may be wrong. Trains seem to have more delays due to suicides.

I don't ever mind rain much, as long as there aren't strong winds. It may just be being used to rain.

[BastetsMuse]

Originally Posted by Icare dixit

What kind of weather do you like best when depressed? In general?

When I'm depressed, I close the curtains and hide in my bedroom, so the weather is of no concern to me. However, I can identify with what you said about sunshine and depression.

[Icare dixit]

Even just knowing their is lots of sun, warm, should-be-nice weather, is enough for me. Plus I get very hypersensitive so I move around all the time. I also don't like curtains that completely block all sunlight. If I can sleep, I prefer to sleep during the day, if possible. Also the sound of rain gives some stimulation/distraction.

[Misty1212]

Gloomy days makes me more depressed than normal.but winter is when i can get cozy under covers and stay in my room for entire day.

[Keegan2015]

I love stormy weather. Watching thunderheads roll in and hearing the wind and rain start to pick up ... so awesome.

I used to think I loved grey, gloomy weather but now realize that after a couple of weeks it starts to get old... So I wont be moving to Seattle or London any time soon.

[pirilin]

I've never been depressed. I'm Unimaniac.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

I love the dark gloomy weather when I'm depressed because it matches my mood and doesn't make me feel guilty for laying around. I can relate to you on the sunny part. You feel like there's something going on somewhere so you SHOULD be happy. Doesn't work that way though

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[kkrrhh]

I'm the same somewhat. If I'm pretty badly depressed, sometimes I'll think I don't want gloomy weather, yet the fact that it matches my mood and makes me feel less guilty staying inside and being lazier helps. If I'm only mildly depressed or ok, sometimes gloomy weather can make me feel worse.
I'm finding that when I'm doing pretty badly and think I want nice sunny weather, in reality when it comes it increases my anxiety and makes me feel pressured to be happier and enjoy it, and guilty when I don't. That's what's going on right now and the past few days. :c

[raspberrytorte]

I hate gloomy, rainy, cold weather. Depressing. Makes me more tired.

When in the middle of a depression episode I don't pay attention to weather. My severe depressions happen in the summer. Weird I know! The season triggers me.

[Icare dixit]

Originally Posted by raspberrytorte

I hate gloomy, rainy, cold weather. Depressing. Makes me more tired.

When in the middle of a depression episode I don't pay attention to weather. My severe depressions happen in the summer. Weird I know! The season triggers me.

It's not weird at all. Maybe paradoxical.

For me, if the depression starts off as mild and the weather is warm and sunny, lots of people enjoying it, having a great time, it becomes more severe.

If there is depression at all, it is unlikely that the weather itself makes me depressed, simply because it is associated with instability, depression as well as mania. So it destabilises me. In summer as well as in spring.

rain, rain, rain, and more rain

only thing i can ever really cope with weather wise

i do like thunder and lightning though. watching that from my windo is cool

sun seems to help me fall back in to a depression, so i don't like sunny weather at all

[gayleggg]

Gloomy weather leaves me feeling gloomy and sunny weather tends to uplift me.

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[Darlingminx]

I like gloomy heavy rain during the daytime best bc when I'm depressed at night I feel relieved that the day is almost over. When I'm not depressed the rain reminds me of being depressed so unless the sun is out and there's a rainbow that kinda sux

Originally Posted by Darlingminx

I like gloomy heavy rain during the daytime best bc when I'm depressed at night I feel relieved that the day is almost over. When I'm not depressed the rain reminds me of being depressed so unless the sun is out and there's a rainbow that kinda sux

hey,

so good to meet another person from the UK on here (i know of quite a few), but still.. it's always exciting!.

[Icare dixit]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

hey,

so good to meet another person from the UK on here (i know of quite a few), but still.. it's always exciting!.

The UK has the perfect weather for depression!

Funny, though, how there are quite some different types of dynamics when it comes to the weather and depression.

Maybe it is not just the sun, for me and maybe others, but also the lack of change in weather, especially during the summer.

Rain is great like that: never quite the same.

I love rainy days. Hence my name lol

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