[Krow]

My issue does not revolve around my schedule or general stresses but literally the daytime. The summer heat alone is quite intolerable by itself, but the sheer intensity of the sunlight around this time of the year puts quite the damper on my mood. Lately I have been remaining up until approximately five to six 6 in the morning merely to avoid the daytime and sleeping in until around one to two in the afternoon, and my curtains usually remain closed to block out the extra light. For the most part, I am not tired until I am exposed to the heat or intense sunlight, but when I am, I become exhausted. This has happened multiple times in the past, regardless of my sleep schedule or eating habits. Starting mid autumn, the intensity of the sunlight does not pose an issue, but from late spring to early autumn, I cannot travel about anywhere without experiencing the excess heat and sunlight. Today alone is at 97 Fahrenheit, and that is not even including the humidity levels. Honestly, I am not sure which is worse-- the heat itself or the length of the days. I quite miss the four PM evening sunsets of winter, where now it merely sets at eight o'clock or later. It is rather a shame that the only consistent global season is near that of the equator: hot, humid, and sunny. Furthermore, we never receive snow where I live, and thunderstorms are scarce, both of which are my two favored weather variants. I would desire nothing more than to move out already and somewhere far North or with generally cooler and dimmer weather, but I must suffer through another three years minimum of college before I have this opportunity.

How do people actually stand this weather, much less enjoy it? The summer always seems so forlorn and aloof, but not in an admirable way. Whether I attend summer activities or not, my mood remains the same.

[Skeezyks]

Summer is my least favorite season too. As we get closer to the summer solstice the sun won't set until after 9 P.M. And it starts getting light in the morning around 6 A.M. The only good thing about summer is rain. We're getting quite a bit of it this week. But assuming we have a normal summer, soon we'll have day-after-day of sunny, hot, humid weather.

[Misterpain]

Did you know that SAD happens to some people in the summer ? Stay out of the peak sun wear hats and dark glasees when out ,the exact opposite of people who get the more familiar SAD at the change of seasons to winter .
They also now say that be hypomania rather than a full blown manic state if you keep carefull track of your moods , that SAD people have half of a mood cycle prolonged before the opposite half appears at the other side of your "bad season" change .

[Cinderinder]

Summer used to be my favorite time of year, but the past few years have been so HOT, even up here in the "north". It was like 88°F today and the other occupants of the house insist on turning the temperature up to 77° or 78°. I literally felt like I was dying. As it is, my chronic diarrhea is already bad enough, but combine that with sweating and I can end up quite literally on death's door. Hopefully the heat will break Thursday night like they say it's going to. But after that it's just going to get hotter and hotter. I could literally end up dead or in the hospital.

[Sunflower123]

The only thing I like about summer is going to the pool next door early in the morning and floating on my noodle in the deep end until about 12 when it becomes unbearable. The sunlight (viewed from inside the house) really lifts my mood but I absolutely can not bear the heat.

My family goes down to the beach in Florida for the first two weeks of June and that it hard on me too. I go for my daughter. Sometimes sitting in the surf makes it bearable but it's still so blasted hot. I always joke that I am a polar bear who hibernates in the summer and comes alive in the fall and winter.