Why is this?

Question

Yesterday, the weather was scorchingly hot and bright and I was in a terrible mood, as were the days before that it was bright and hot. But today, it's cold and the sun is being blocked by a few clouds and I feel great and chipper like I did in the winter months. Why?

I guess it's just the weather combined with the music I'm listening to is reminding me of when I was happy...

Answer 1

it's weird, but i think it's just coincidence.

some people get winter blues, i get mine during the summer. i think it's because summer triggers a specific unpleasant memory inside me and it is a learned response -- that whatever i felt during that memory, i feel it again on summers.

Answer 2

Pick up some dark glasses and drink more water. Seriously, the weather affects all of us. In Maine, we have had so much rain and overcast we're all about to go bonkers. And what happens after a long stretch of bad weather (when there is no sun at all for a long stretch at a time), is that people start blaming each for it. They blame each other for the weather. It isn't obvious at first, but you start to see why a person was "off" was because they had been indoors and it had been raining for a week.... that will do it to anyone. Weather and mood swings... the thing here is to keep busy at something, even if it is taking a nap. Take a nap because you know you would enjoy one. Some people are very irritable when it's hot and sticky (humid). I have an air conditioner, and I come in here and cool off and let go of all that humidity. It's a fact that weather can do a number on you. And during humid stretches, your whole body feels like it's been dipped in cooking oil. I, personally, am much more comfortable in cooler autumnal and winter weather patterns. Lorraine, my neighbor across the street, says she can't breathe well in hot, sticky weather. She stays mostly inside with her air conditioner running all summer. The cooler air probably puts a nice, crisp edge on all your senses. Walking arouond outside in autumn is so much fun! Crisp autumn smells... the air is so clean and everything smells so good... even though it's all shutting down and winter is not too far behind... the bottom line is to know truthfully how you really respond to the weather and head it off by preparing yourself with sun glasses, water, air conditioner - whatever it takes so you can be comfortable and be yourself under any circumstance. And while we're on the subject, please do have a great summer, now. Sent with love from Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old.)

Answer 3

There could be many different reasons. You could have been in a terrible mood and related it to the weather. It is possible that you relate the summer to some negative experiences in your life or plainly just don't care for the summer and prefer the winter. Only you truly know why and with some mind probing it is likely that you can uncover what it is that makes you dislike the hot bright summer days and find a way to enjoy or ad least accept this time of year instead of shorting your years to only the months when the sun is blocked or it is like winter time.

Answer 4

a lot of people are affected by the weather....heat makes some people..."crazy", irritable....me myself...when it's grey or rainy...i don't want to do anything but stay curled up in the bed.


*maybe this post i found will help...i've pasted a few excerpts...all though it seems to be reversed in your case.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb2001/982677927.Me.r.html

The most well-known effect of weather on mood is a medical condition called
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD for short). People who suffer from SAD
get very tired and depressed during the winter months. Actually it is less
to do with the weather - more because during the winter, days are very
short and people don't see so much daylight (especially if they spend most
of the day in a schoolroom or office!). Of course, the further North of
the equator you live, the shorter the days during winter and the more
likely you are to have symptoms of SAD(1).

When you are exposed to sunlight, your body makes lots of Vitamin D3, and
because of that you make more of a substance called Serotonin (pronounced
Ser-ah-TONE-in). Serotonin is a chemical found in the brain and it's very
important to your mood. We know that if you don't have enough of it then
you can become depressed - antidepressant drugs like Prozac work because
they increase the amount of serotonin available to the brain. Scientists
think that some people aren't so good at making their own serotonin (2),
and need more sunlight than other people to do it properly. These are the
people who suffer from SAD during the winter, because they just can't get
enough sunlight during the short days to make all the serotonin they need
to stay happy. This is probably down to their genes (chemical instructions
which map out your whole body's biology, from what colour hair you have to
how likely you are to get heart disease); SAD quite often runs in families.


Of course, SAD isn't the only way that your mood can be affected by
weather. Some experiments show that peoples' moods change depending on how
ionised the air around them is. Ionisation is what happens to the air
before or during a storm. One experiment (4) found that most people became
more grouchy when exposed to positive ions in the atmosphere. Another (5)
showed that people experienced emotion (good or bad, depending on what was
happening to them) more intensely when the air was like that. If you
compare police records with weather records it can be shown that automobile
accidents, crimes and suicides all happen more often in that kind of
weather.

Sunny weather can cause mood problems for people too. People with an
allergy to pollen (hay fever) are more unhappy in summer (when pollen
levels are highest) than people who don't have hay fever (6) - and it can
make them learn slower and find decision-making harder, too. Another
problem with the heat is that it can make some people more aggressive - but
one study found that a cooling drink could calm them down (7).

Answer 5

Interestingly, my mood is somewhat controlled similarly to yours; and even though I live in an extremely hot climate (deep South), I thrive on the chilly mornings of January and February. For whatever reasons, my entire sense of well-being responds positively to the chilly and overcast type weather. Not that I am suggesting that you suffer from a depressive disorder, but I have recently learned that I have a type of mild depression. (I am a late middle aged individual). I would encourage anyone with concerns such as yours to consult counseling services, i.e. reputable psychologist or social worker. Social workers, in many cases, are capable of dealing with, and assisting us with situations which are difficult to handle. They are educated in listening, observing, evaluating and assessing our situation in an objective manner. Although I had always felt I was perfectly capable of analyzing and dealing with life's difficulties, I finally reached the point of realization that I needed someone to "look inside" and help me see myself from an outside point of view.

Consider consulting a therapist. The mind is an amazing and complex gridwork and the discovery of why we feel a certain way can be a tremendous relief in helping us understand more about ourselves. Good luck.

Answer 6

Lots of people like myself cheer up when it is sunny and get depressed during the winter months. You may be the opposite. You may enjoy the cloudier weather better. Whatever makes you happy is fine. Have a great day! :)

Answer 7

Consider the idea that you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder. If you know the term, also known as "SAD", you should also know that the opposite exists (sorry, forgot what it's called). Instead of being happy, warm, and fuzzy during the summer, it's actually depressing, etc. Vice-versa for winter.

Answer 8

Some people have a thing where their moods are affected by the weather. I don't know much about it, but I would try looking it up on webmd or yahoo or something.

Answer 9

The humidity of the space time consortium causes mood swings and the body re-acts with an appropriate behavior or feeling.

Answer 10

Maybe cuz if your birthday is in the winter, you might like the cold better like when you were a baby. I love it when it's cold out too. It's really hot today, and i'm not that cheery, I also like it when it's cold and snowy out. Maybe it's just cuz of your birthday

Answer 11

Because your mood isn't 100% dependent on the weather.