Weather and me

[celticdragonfly]

It's a bit scary to me to realize how much the weather affects my moods.

Last couple of days - grey, cloudy, overcast, no sun. Me - inexplicably moody, not dealing with things as well as I think I should, despite really having a great life and lots of stuff to make me very happy.

Today - bright, clear, brisk, very sunny. Me - cheerful, extremely bouncy, having a fantastic time, despite being incredibly shorted on sleep for a couple of nights.

Warning - pointing this out to me in the middle of a cloudy overcast moody time is of limited utility. It does not make the moodiness go away, the mood is real even if it is caused by the weather.

Comments

[carbonelle.livejournal.com]

In "I become a transparent eyeball" Emerson claimed that one's moods paint the weather. I remember thinking that he was full of beans--as you and nearly everyone I've met seem to confirm.

Though of course, different people find different weather's cheering. There's a reason I moved to the Pacific Northwest, after all.

[archangelbeth]

Any chance of getting one of those "duplicates sunlight" lamps? Or otherwise seeing if it'd help?