Anyone else get a bit anxious at the change of season?

I love it when spring starts. Today was the first day I felt it and I was thrilled to be wearing just a t-shirt. (And trousers. I didn't get my fanny out or anything.)

But, the clock change throws me. I just can't get myself together once that happens, so I'm going to enjoy these few weeks now and then feel like nothing happens at the right time of day/in the right light... for months.

No. Looking forward to it. Three weeks yesterday until the start of spring!

OMFG earliest ever moaning about warmer weather thread!! How can it be?

Perhaps we can start threads fretting about the temperature going above 10 degrees in January.

Pressure from who?!

Yes! I kind of hate spring into summer. I have always felt weird. I had a traumatic loss in my childhood at this time year so think it is linked to this. I enjoy autumn & winter so much better love autumnal colours and Christmas.
then when I had kids I find there’s more pressure in spring/summer long holidays with a child who struggles with lack of routine and hate light nights/early morning and the heat that all make for early rises and cranky kids 🙃

Yes! I've had an issue with spring since I was 17 and I'm nearly 50 now...quite comforting to know it's not just a me thing.

That said I'm not an outdoorsy person. I hate the heat and get awful hayfever so that all has a lot to do with it I suspect.

This. Completely. Thank you for expressing it so well.

No. I definitely don't feel anxious with the change of season. I love new seasons coming in.

Spring tomorrow! Hooorrayyyy!😄

Agree 💯

Me too 💜

YANBU

I absolutely love the start of spring.

However, I find the end of summer / start of autumn very unsettling. I was worse when I wasn't working in education - I think it was a sense of expecting change but it not happening, whereas now I am back to having a new school year.

This. Im glad winter lasts longer

Do you have Google available to you? That will answer your question.

It's a stupid word that you have to use on social media. I don't want to get OP or myself in trouble for using the more explicit term. It might be OK on Mumsnet but it's best to be cautious.

People think seasonal affective disorder is just about people getting depressed in the winter time, whereas there are a smaller group of people that have it the opposite way round. Whereas some people struggle with the lack of light in winter, others can get summer depression and anxiety because of too much light. It causes chemical changes just like winter SAD.

I don’t mind this time of year but by the end of July I’m usually plagued by insomnia, feeling very anxious and a little manic. Disappears overnight once the dark nights start drawing in. I do also struggle with the crowds, noise and constant socialisation of summer too, and have started drawing my blackout curtains in the evenings during summer so I can get some rest from the light. Sounds weird I know, but it was a lightbulb moment when I read an article on it as it was absolutely me.

@Redheadedstepchild

”… for unaliving”

what does this even mean?

"April is the cruelest month," said TS Eliot. I also believe that it's the top month for unaliving yourself, (In social media speak.)

My birthday is at the beginning of April and it's always a bit charged. Easter. The Boat Race. The Grand National. Glad when it's over.

Not this one, I love it. Lighter days, sunshine and not quite as cold, green shoots and being full on busy in the garden for the next couple of months. Then watching all the green and colours emerge and the grey diminish.

Yes, and I don't really know why...

It sounds like you live in an urban area, do you have a garden or your own private outdoor space?

I'm somewhat obsessed with gardening, so the dawn of spring fills me with excitement.
I've planned out my vegetables and annuals and I keep looking in hopeful anticipation at my Fuschias checking to see if they've survived the -10° temperatures we had here during winter....
To be honest I don't even think about what I'm wearing.
I enjoy being able to pop on a flowery dress for someone's garden party in summer, which is something else to look forward to, but other than that I just don't think about it, no one round here cares to be fair!

I wonder if urban living is best for your mental health? Is there a possibility of you moving further afield and travelling in to the city/town?

Not my experience re linen trousers.

I find this really interesting. There was a thread about it recently which made me realise that it was more common than I thought! I LOVE the transition into autumn and really don’t mind the winter in the lead up to Christmas. However I find the transition into spring really unsettling. Makes me feel queasy. I remember noticing it one early Saturday evening in March / April while a child, walking up the road. It’s something about the weak light and bird song!

Literally today I looked out into the garden and felt it. I said to DP “This is the exact time of year I start getting anxious about summer”.

It’s the expectation of living your best life, plus the extra noise and crowds.

The sun tends to bring the shirtless bros out in force around here. My neighbours might as well be in my kitchen, they’re so loud and close.

And I’m a sweaty betty, the sun feels overwhelming and makes me feel sick most of the time. I can’t do hot days out, at all.

Yeah, that's me.