Posted by Cece on June 13, 2006, at 0:05:54
In reply to Re: Reverse SAD?, Weather, Meds - me too! » pulse, posted by Caedmon on June 12, 2006, at 22:54:17
I have thought of moving to the Pacific Northwest myself (from the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area) both because of climate and because it is sooo expensive to live here.
Let’s keep this thread going from time to time and check in on other people’s experiences- if enough of us move to that part of the world, we could start our own little RSAD support group! I’m not entirely kidding on that one- just be sure and check the box when you post that says “notify you of later follow-ups to this thread”. I was notified about jrw’s post, which was 5 years after my last post on this topic, so it really works!
One thing that’s similar for me to what some others have posted is that changes in weather, especially dramatic ones, especially storms, anytime of the year, energize me and pull me out of the doldrums.
One thing that’s different for me is that I like the long days of summer- I like the cooler (it gets cooler here in the evening even during hot spells) evenings when the light is softening, and I really enjoy being outside then.
So for me, it’s really about heat and glare. And oppressively smoggy and hazy days when the air is still also get to me, a breeze can make all the difference in my mood.
It’s dry here from Spring til Fall (Mediterranean climate) and the dry dustiness of Summer makes me antsy and nutsy. October is a relief for me not only because of the cooler weather, the feeling of change in the air, and the softening light, but because it means our rains will be coming soon and clearing the air. I was in Scotland last September and people kept apologizing to me for all the rain and clouds- I kept saying, “you don’t understand, I like it!”.
What I experience in Summer (mostly better since my meds got refined, but more activated this year by a lot of stress) is what I think is a mixed state kind of bi-polar, kind of a hypomanic depression.
> > i LOVE both as many grey or rainy days as possible in a row. that's why i'm thinking of moving to the seattle area = nirvana for me.>
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> Me too. I will be moving to the Seattle area for this very reason. :-) (Technically Bellingham, twixt Seattle and Vancouver BC). Sadly not until September. For graduate school. Reverse SAD was a major factor in my decision.
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> - Chris
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