Do you feel the weather has an affect on a person's mood?

Question

This question considers gloomy vs.rainy vs. sunny days. Or it can be the seasonal times vs each other along with gloomy vs. sunny days. These all can be combined in result of your answer. No restrictions.

I meant to tell say "effect"

Answer 1

It is scientific fact weather affects mood. Both the day and the season!
"Spring fever"
"Cabin fever"
record suicides at the winter solstice
etc.

Answer 2

I sure think it does. In summer when the sun is out (or at least supposed to be) everyone seems a whole heap happier. Longer days and beer gardens all the way. In winter when the nights raw in and the weather is crappy people become crabby. When its raining and miserable people become miserable! I mean, who's happy about looking like a drowned rat! There's also a medical term for the whole season change and people who actually become depressed by the changes. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder

Answer 3

weather definitely has an effect on mood. there is actually a disorder called seasonal affective disorder. that is when seasonal changes can cause some people to go into a deep depressive state. there are treatment options available. one treatment method is to sit beside a light box or to go to a tanning bed for a designated length of time each day. psychologists feel that the depression is oftentimes caused by the shorter days and lack of sunlight during the winter months.

Answer 4

First of all, it's "has an EFFECT".... but that's not the point.

Yes. There is a thing called Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is a fancy way of saying "not enough sunlight makes you depressed"

SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every Winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February.

It is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter.

For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment.

For others, it is a mild but debilitating condition causing discomfort but not severe suffering. We call this subsyndromal SAD or 'winter blues.'

Answer 5

I think the answer to this question is obvious if you just fully investigate yourself and think of the times that you are depressed, etc. There is a reason why some days are called "dreary days". But not all depression correlates with rainy days. There's been times when its rained, and I was the happiest I had been all week! Generally, its been because of drought, and I've missed the rain so much that once it does come, I'm ecstatic.

Answer 6

This is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder; an emotional disorder brought on by a lck of sunlight.
An increase in Vitamin D (sunshine vitamin) & using natural, broad spectrum lamps during the Fall & Winter helps with coping.

Answer 7

Oh for sure it can affect the moods. On rainy days I feel lazier, I want to sleep. On days there is no sun, I tend to get more sulky and have more hissy fits. On days that it is sunny I find myself smiling and laughing much more. That's when I'm at my best.

Answer 8

Yep, I think so. When it rains I feel like going shopping or going to the movies, but when it is sunny I don't feel like going anywhere. I live in Texas, so it gets really hot. So when it is breezy and cool, I'm in a good mood, but when it is humid and hot I get pissed off easily.

Answer 9

I know I always feel sleepy and down when it is rainy or gloomy out. I feel more energetic when it's warm and sunny.

Answer 10

Yes, some people are affected by the weather, humidity, barometric pressure, heat, cold, etc. Lunar phases also.