Anyone else get depressed in Spring?

Not a fan of spring but I hate and dread every single second of the summer. Ironically I love holidays in hot countries but the difference is I don't have to adult while I do that and there's a cold swimming pool for me too.

WFH in a 38 degree house when all the open patio doors bring is endless flies and the cats moult like there's no tomorrow is not my idea of fun. I also had a hysterectomy last year so this year I have my menopausal internal central heating to compete with as well! Oh and I go to bed at 9pm which is no good when it's still light.

(My winter thermostat is set at 10 degrees)

In my case, one of the reasons I prefer longer, lighter days, apart from SAD, is that I have poor eyesight and see so much better in brighter weather. So, for me, it is a physical neccessity. Plus I can get my vitamin D more naturally.

I think that poster must have their own shit to deal with.

Also completely lacking in evidence. SAD is pretty well researched and evidenced.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

It's literally the most joyful season! Everything restarting, life renewing, births/hatching of new lives across the natural world, perfect birdwatching because the leaves don't yet obscure everything, and the optimism of planning the year's garden.

The only thing that gets me through the dark, damp days of January and February is the promise of spring.

Plus, obviously, daffodils.

Spring I like. Summer...hate it. Someone else mentioned it, but for me it's the heat (we're SE England and we get lots of heat) plus the overwhelming feeling that I should be out and about loving life.

This podcast talks about summer SAD. It's pretty interesting. I couldn't link to it, so this is a screenshot.

Yes. I read a good article a number of years ago suggesting it can be caused by a serotonin lag from the increased light/sunlight, similar to how some antidepressants (SSRIs) can make people feel worse in the first few weeks.

me too I feel like I should be migrating like a bird somewhere else

I hate spring, but it just confuses me mainly.

People start talking about spring in March/April, but as far as I am concerned that is really still winter, and "brighter days and warmer weather" rarely starts until May, if you are lucky.

March and April are cold, wet and muddy with a bright white flat light, that makes everything seem grey. Winter has been going on forever, and the shops start getting nice summer clothes when you are still wearing oodies round the house.

I heard 17 different types of birds on my lunchtime walk today. It was quite a spectacular sound. The birds are definitely in the mood for spring.

No. The spring is such a relief for me.

No, I LOVE Spring. New beginnings, flowers blooming, leaves appearing on the trees, warmer weather, longer days, lighter evenings, places opening for you to visit... What's not to love?

The worst part of the year for me is January and February. I hate them. As February goes on I tend to get better as I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, but I can't wait for March/Spring.

And I LOVE the summer!

Sorry Springtime makes you feel blue @Apologynotaccepted 😘

No, I LOVE Spring. New beginnings, flowers blooming, leaves appearing on the trees, warmer weather, longer days, lighter evenings, places opening for you to visit... What's not to love?

The worst part of the year for me is January and February. I hate them. As February goes on I tend to get better as I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, but I can't wait for March/Spring.

Sorry Springtime makes you feel blue @Apologynotaccepted 😘

Yep. This.

Same here. Summer seems endless, I dread it

That is one thing I don't understand - the pressure you feel to be out doing things or get pissed. Just stay indoors and draw the curtains (and don't forget to take your vitamin D tablets if you don't want to spend time outside).

Interesting there seem to be two different things at play - dreading the summer or not dreading the summer but feeling weirdly exposed at the sudden change in seasons. I can relate to both aspects of this - in the past I've felt desperately like I want to hide from the sun. Because I also struggle with summer I have to shut the squirmy feeling out and not allow it to take hold or I'll be sunk.

I do wonder if one contributing factor to the squirmy feeling might be low vitamin D stores after a whole winter with the sun low in the sky.

I love Spring and the flowers and the birds and the daylight BUT if depression is going to land on me, March is the month, as a winter's worth of darkness catches up. Worse this year I think because I was unwell in December and between that and the weather I have been outside very little for months. And I forgot to use my daylight lamp in the mornings.

Nettle soup might help - I'll give it a try.

Me !!! I hate the harsh glaring light in spring and I don’t like summer either. I hate the pressure in summer to constantly be out doing things and that ppl feel like need to be on the piss constantly. I hate sweating my tits off and my hair constantly being sweaty in summer. I’m not an outdoorsy person I don’t want to sit outside ! I love the softness and coziness of autumn winter

i have a dog so for me that is why i love spring, i walk in the woods, see the wild flowers, hear the birds

I think threads like this show how unbalanced the weather is in the U.K. I’ve always enjoyed all the seasons and everyone I knew until I moved here felt the same. There was always some complaining about excessive heat/humidity but not the level there is in this part of the world. I grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, for context.

Honestly, though, I used to live somewhere where there were essentially no seasons — daylight was the same year round, it was always hot and dry and summer was distinguished from winter only by being hotter. And the unchangingness was incredibly depressing. You don’t fully appreciate the seasons you enjoy if you haven’t come to them through the ones you don’t, and either way, they pass.

Yes! I’ve posted about this before (hence, appropriate username 😂).

No one I know understands it at all. Someone was literally ribbing me about it today!

the best way I can describe it is that it makes my skin crawl. Like, the cold, light nights and the birdsong makes me feel really anxious, unsettled and sort of sick to my stomach. I call it my Spring Scaries.

It’s meant to look shit at this time of year.

More important is that it’s part of the natural world. It’s a home to insects, birds and small mammals. You have got an amazing thing there, even if it’s not visually perfectly