Do you feel like sometimes the weather is responsible for your mood?

Question

I find I feel a lot happier when it's warm and sunny, and when it's raining and cold I feel flat and unmotivated to do anything. Does this happen to you?

Answer 1

Sometimes yes. I try to find something that I enjoy even about bad weather (how the rain sounds when it hits the roof, the look of a snow covered field etc). I guess you'd say I love it when it's nice and sunny but when it's not I try to find the silver linings in the clouds.  

Answer 2

I definitely feel that way! Warm weather is so motivating.

I often feel like I am a solar panel, and I need the sun to charge me up!

So, if I feel flat when its cold and raining, I get some warmer clothes on and turn some more lights on!

I think alot of people do feel that way. In extreme cases, there is actually a disorder called 'Seasonal Affective Disorder', which a is form of depression that some people suffer during winter, due to a lack of light.

I hope that answered your question.

:)

Answer 3

my therapist says that weather can help your mood, but it is different for everybody, treasure the sun and keep positive during the days you feel overwhelmed.  

Answer 4

lack of sunlight is supposed to affect your mood, so one of the reasons that more people are depressed/feel down in the winter is b/c of lack of sufficient sunlight.  There is actually a specific treatment for this that involves shining a light on you in the winter.

Answer 5

Depending on where you live sun-deprevation is surely a factor on how you feel!