Who else despises autumn and winter?

[DrCoconut]

It's getting dark earlier and earlier, I've got the heating on due to being cold and everyone is already down with the lurgey. Hate it. The constant juggling of sick kids and work. Dragging everyone out for school when we all just want a pj day. Poor light levels and depression. DS2's autism will soon be massively exacerbated by being unable to get out and burn his energy off (he's also asthmatic and cold/wet triggers it). After the washout summer it's going to be a very long haul to spring. I think a decent spell of good weather would make it bearable but I can literally count on my fingers the number of hot days this year, out of 365 days it's a bit of a let down really. And the rain! Almost constant, varying only from drizzle to torrential, though admittedly that's let up a bit now. So looking forward to the back end of winter already.

I love autumn 🍂 except when my sinuses flare up and the kiddies get all the germs going at school.

I love warmth and summer is my favourite season but I do like autumn. Often autumn is sunny and not too cold. I like December because of Christmas but really dislike January, February and March. Having said that I enjoy having seasons and adjusting my lifestyle according to those seasons.

I don’t mind autumn too much I suppose, apart from all the bloody drizzle that ruins my hair, but at least I get to wear my nice coats. But winter is miserable. I despise it with every fibre of my being. I hate being cold, I hate dark mornings and dark evenings, I hate having to wear fifty layers of clothing because I’m cold blooded, I hate the downstairs floors always being grubby because of coming in with wet feet, I hate the garden looking dead and depressing, I hate ALL of it. I would happily hibernate from October to March inclusive.

I bloody hate it. I am a commuter so always catch every lurgy going. I have sensitive teeth so get face ache for the whole autumn/winter period. Heating bills are horrendous because I'm always fucking freezing. .

I'm with you - it's not the cold or wet that bothers me particularly just the excessive amount of dark! I think I defo have a touch of SAD!

Stepstepmother

Rubicon80 I’m not sure you can blame what appears to be your fairly serious food issues on Autumn and Winter hmm

I see.

So, according to you, the people with SAD, anxiety, depression, CFS, fibromyalgia, and autism are allowed to share their own experiences of how the seasons affect them... it's just people with eating disorders who apparently don't have the cognitive abilities to reflect on and share our experiences?

And need a little passive-aggressive patronising emoticon to further diminish our own self-knowledge and lifelong experiences of how our conditions can be made worse by external factors?

Righto. Thanks for that.

That post was for @Stepstepmother

You've got the heating on?! We still have the back foot open from the minute we get up until at least 8 in the evening! What are you going to do when it actually gets cold?!

Moondancer73 your like me , I've windows and doors open all the time and I'm still in a t shirt. I think some people are just nesh!

Am still in t-shirts and flip flops too. I'd bake if I had the heating on.

Autumn is great. My allergies have calmed down, it’s the best time of year for country walks, seasonal British food is at its peak, and we usually take our main holiday in September or October.

I agree that the British winter is crap, though. I don’t mind the cold at all, but I hate waking up in the dark and leaving work in the dark and I absolutely hate bloody Christmas.

Could write your post OP, minus asthma 🙁

I was wearing shorts today!

I bloody hate it with a passion.

FFS, why can't it be summer all year?

I absolutely despise winter in the UK. It's the darkness and miserable dull greyness that gets to me. Everything is dead, muddy, grey and depressing. I don't want to be hibernating indoors under a blanket, I live to be outside. Last winter in Calgary was pretty brutal in terms of the snow - it snowed at the end of September and kept snowing through to mid-May - and the cold - regularly -10 to -20 and for a 6ish week period around February more like -25 to -35. The days are shorter. BUT it's a dry climate. It's not damp and hardly ever grey, so even though it's face-crackingly cold and there's 3-6 feet of snow everywhere, it's sunny with clear blue skies more often than not. There isn't day after day/week after week of that soul crushing, damp, grey dreariness and that makes a massive difference for me. Plus the place doesn't shut down at the first hint of snow, everything is set up to deal with it. I still live for the spring and summer though, I love the light and warmth and life and being outdoors pretty much all the time ☀

Have to say Autumn is my favourite season BUT I do live abroad where there are actual seasons.

Really do not enjoy the summer : bug bites, intense heat, feel sick with all the sunlight, don't like the clothing etc etc. Also get sick of eating salads.

I feel so much better in myself in Autumn and in general when it's cooler.

I don’t mind autumn but I HATE winter.

Like a PP, I have poor circulation (thanks, Dad) and my fingers are always freezing and my hands get cracked and bloody the colder it gets. It doesn’t matter how much and how often I use hand cream. It’s the worst at work where they have the heat on high, and while I appreciate it, it does a number on my hands.

At home my husband and I play with the thermostat – I’m bundled up in about six layers of sweatshirts and am turning the thermostat up, and he’s wearing two thin layers and is turning it down.

On the plus side, for the last week I’ve been having hot flashes at night (I’m 50), so if this continues, maybe it’ll mitigate the cold.

In my neck of the woods, we can get dumped on with a foot / foot and a half of snow at least a couple times a season (Minnesota has it worse, though, so I guess we’re lucky). I hate shoveling snow. I hate it with a passion. I hate opening my garage door and looking at a driveway of white stuff to shovel. Then the snow plows come along and they’re so worried about knocking over mailboxes that they give the curbs a wide berth, so my family and I spend two hours shoveling the STREET first before we even get to the damn driveway.

“Oh, but snow is so beautiful!” It’s beautiful for about ten hours and then people start driving again and the car exhaust blackens it. Then the sun comes out and turns everything to black slush.

And it’s still cold.

Take me now, Lord.

[rant over]

I hate driving to work in the dark,spending the day after in a windowless environment and it'll soon be dark driving home too.
We had a poor summer too and a very wet August.Im still waiting for this warm weather we're promised.
I mostly dislike wearing shoes and socks and knowing that my feet will take a while to harden up to shoes so sore heels to look forward to.

I found the Irish and UK winters so depressing I emigrated. I was always ill, and the lack of light used to seriously depress me. So I'm in Oz where winter is like a dampish UK summer, and I still hate it, but have to grudgingly admit we need the rain. And the other nine months of the year are glorious! I am never ill (two colds in seven years), and my the slight arthritis my husband has in his hand is much better than it was in Ireland. Sunshine and a dry climate suit my physical and mental health for sure, bring on summer!

It's quite extraordinary how some posters imagine that everyone in the UK has exactly the same weather that they do! Parts of Scotland have been 8 degrees during the day recently - hardly "nesh" not to be in shorts with the doors open!

Equally the people moaning about the lack of summer when down here we've had plenty of horrible hot days.

Yes quite, Rockbird!

Can I join you please? Hate autumn and winter with a passion. I've started on the vit d and St John's wort last week as I was slowly sinking mentally. I do try to make it more enjoyable by buying a new coat and pair of boots and this year I'm quite looking forward to Xmas as it's just us and none else to cater for but as pp say the will be a lot of 'what the hell can we do with the kids to get them outside?' when it's sideways rain and freezing. January and February can just fuck off quite frankly.

I’d really recommend vitamin D, and not the 400iu useless tablets you buy in the chemist but a proper amount that actually makes a difference. Nearly half of Brits are officially deficient which only gets worse in autumn and winter, but most are within normal range but below optimal range where you feel your best. I had a shocking vitamin D deficiency and getting myself up to optimal level has made a difference.

I recommend this spray BetterYou Dlux Plus Vitamin D K2 Daily Oral Spray, 12 ml www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007DIJJ0O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_aUCGDb7SMEY32?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I take one spray a day in the summer and two or even three the rest of the year. Makes a massive difference. If you’re usinh a higher dose you should really take magnesium as well (this spray contains vitamin k2 which you also need if taking a lot).

Have a google of the vitamin d protocol for more info. DH struggles with SAD so I’m sticking him on it this year, I am sure it will help.

I like autumn but am not a fan of winter. I really don’t like Jan and Feb.
I do think vit d helps as does trying to get out for a walk as often as possible. The walk itself in freezing cold is never enjoyable but I do feel better for it afterwards. I needthings to look forward to so I make sure I go out and meet friends or take the kids to see stuff.
Lots of soups make me feel better too. I don’t always eat that well so when I do, I realise what a difference it makes.