To want summer to be over?

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Yes, I know I'm BU but I swear I have reverse SAD.

I hate the heat and humidity of the summer - it's either a scorching heatwave where you just sweat uncomfortably wherever you are, or it's pissing down but still hot so you get wet because putting a coat on is not an option.

I hate the lighter mornings because my insomnia gets even worse and I have a lot less sleep meaning I'm generally ratty for 3-4 months.

I hate the volume of people everywhere, the fact that you can't get into places, or onto beaches, and that the traffic increases a million fold so it takes forever to get from A to B. This works in cities with the infrastructure to cope, I do love being in a city and do just fine with the crowds in one, but in a small coastal town? Not so much. I appreciate tourists provide jobs (my own not so long ago) but when you just want to nip to the shop for bread and milk and it takes forever, it starts to drive me potty.

I hate the fact that there's bloody wasps everywhere and the fact that they stung DS on the mouth yesterday so he had to walk round with a cold pack on his lips and looked like he'd done 5 rounds of boxing.

I hate that I feel guilty for not being permanently cheerful because the suns out and have to hide my real feelings about it, which are basically "I hate this relentless sunshine, I want to curl up in the dark in a cold room and not have to go anywhere or see anything that's bright, sunny and lovely".

Yeah I know, I'm a grumpy ungrateful cow and I appreciate there are many (the majority) that enjoy the summer and all it brings, but I'm feeling really fed up and down about the summer like I do every year - I actively dread it in fact - and I can't wait for October/November when I feel happier, get more sleep, eat healthier and can listen to the sounds and smell the aromas that Autumn and winter bring... I can't be the only one, surely?

Yanbu

Yep - YABU. Really looking forward to November???

Nope I'm the same. I don't hate summer but I am much happier in winter. I love Halloween, bonfire night, we lots of family birthdays in October and November, baby due in November too and then Christmas! And I love love cold frosty mornings and being able to wrap up at night. Love it all.

Hillingdon yep, I'm afraid so...crisp, cool air, darker evenings and mornings meaning I'm more likely to sleep for an extra hour or two and not have to power through long days at work on 3 hours sleep.

Wrapping myself up in warm clothes and cooking hearty meals, not just eating salads and cold food for moths on end.

I know, I'm totally U and am probably very weird. But I genuinely start to feel very depressed, stressed and down by this time of the year...every single year.

YANBU. But we are into the best part of the year now - nights drawing in, sun getting weaker so don't need to be covered in factor 50 for much longer, no hay fever any more, can work harder in the gym, longest term about to start, season of new boots and winter clothes far nicer, lovely autumnal smells, halloween and bonfire night and then Christmas to cap it all.

I do however have tremendous guilt for feeling this way. I know that for many, colder weather and winter months mean increased costs or that difficult circumstances get tougher, so that's another reason I tend to keep very quiet about my love of the cooler seasons.

Nope yanbu. I'm definitely better prepared and better all round when it's Autumn/Winter.

I struggle with sleep and have to wear an eye mask to sleep to keep it dark enough and even wear it in winter. Last night I fell asleep at 1130 and have been up and awake since 4am. On the plus side I can blitz the house and do deep cleaning before the rest of the house begins to stir!

The only disadvantage of colder weather is I have Raynauds Disease so I spend my time with white/purple fingertips and a black tinged nose if it's really cold.

Plus it's so dam difficult to dress accordingly! Yesterday the forecast for our day out was max temps of 15, overcast and frequent rain showers so we dressed in layers accordingly. When we arrived, it was 20, people in shorts and we lay on the beach for a good 4/5 hours. We checked accu weather, met office and BBC weather while we were sat on the beach and each gave different weather, none of which relates to the weather we had. The sky was blue and cloudless.

I really think the seasons in the UK are having a change around, whether this is due to pollution/environmental changes I don't know but it's definitely getting warmer and better weather from May till around July then August becomes a bit more iffy with better weather in September.

I said on another post my favourite months are September through to February, the rest of the year is a bit, well, meh!

I wish there was something clinical that could help! My MIL has a light box as she gets very down in winter so has the "therapy" of fake sunlight, but then she lives in North Northumberland where darkness prevails over winter, a lot more than it does for me down South. We should swap! Either that or something that gives me the feel of cold winds and the sounds of rain against the window, and the smell of chimneys lit from coal :)

Yeah, I'm a very strange person.

Come up to Scotland...every season has been exactly the same this year, cold, grey and wet.

Britt Sorry to hear it can be a difficult time for you in your favourite season

But yep, definitely hearing you about clothing...no idea if I'll be too hot (my worst feeling tbh) so I generally spend March to October in flip flops and cropped jeans with a t shirt. If I get wet then so be it, but I won't be too hot! (I am aware this sounds like utter madness).

I adore the winter months, boots, knitwear, blankets, hot baths, short days.
I hate summer, flies, wasps, shirtless men everywhere, putting the kids down to bed in sunlight, BBQs every 5 minutes!

Tabular I absolutely love Scotland. Many a holiday there, and DH spent months working on the west coast a few years back so I used to go up and visit.

Gorgeous scenery, perfect (for me) weather systems, increased darkness...DF has just returned there to live after a few years back down south and I can't wait to visit. He lives right near the Cairngorms and I really love it up there...plus the kids get to see snow which never, ever happens where we live, even in the depths of winter and the rest of the country is covered in it!

"I hate the heat and humidity of the summer - it's either a scorching heatwave where you just sweat uncomfortably wherever you are, or it's pissing down but still hot so you get wet because putting a coat on is not an option."

Where is it hot and humid all summer?
Not where I live (South Yorkshire)

"Wrapping myself up in warm clothes and cooking hearty meals"

Can you not see the irony in this? If you feel the heat so easily why do you need warm clothes and hearty meals?

We rarely get the crisp, sunny frosty winter days that winter lovers extol on here. November through to March is generally damp and gloomy.

And I assume you don't drive to and from work in the dark either or get caught up in the Christmas traffic round a shopping mall on your way home from work.

YABVVVVVVVVU

I think we should divide threads about the seasons by region because we inevitably get the summer haters on here who all live in the South where there is summer weather, and us Northerners who are envious of the Southerners because we don't get the same weather at all.

Although there are some aspects of summer that I dislike:

Wasps
Crowds
Increased traffic to holiday destinations

Although you get the last two at Christmas as well.

What summer disappeared here about the third week of July !
I absolutely hate the winter months dark dreary and cold
90 % of my wardrobe is summer stuff
Can't imagine why people like dark days having to muffle up in layers of clothing and watch the smart meters go into overdrive
Fine till the end of October then roll on Spring

I'm crap at dressing for summer. It's around about now I start dreaming of wearing tights & jumper dresses. Not long now, OP.

Lonicera I totally get that I'm being U and I have this conversation with my MIL frequently. She's in Northumberland, but she hates the cold and dark of the cooler seasons, and hopes to retire to the south so she can enjoy the heat an sunshine. As I said in a previous post, we should swap round!

And yes, I know that sounds mad about warmer clothes yet I hate being hot, but I don't swaddle myself in a million layers for that reason, I just put on a coat or one chunky cardi when I go out. And with hearty meals, I mean I eat better because I'm eating more vegetables with more seasonal variety rather than just salads or BBQs all the time.

I didn't post to have a go at people who enjoy summer or who love the hot weather - I appreciate that I'm in a minority and I'm very lucky to live somewhere that has an agreeable climate. But it's not just about the weather, it's about how I feel - I'm exhausted, hot and depressed every year for about 5 months of the year and whilst I wouldn't shoot people down for hating winter, as I understand there are many who find it expensive and difficult, I too have valid reasons of my own for not liking summer very much.

Yanbu as I too hate summer but are you in the UK? If so I'm confused as it's cold

OP - what is this "sunshine" and "heat" of which you speak?

Perhaps you should move to Cumbria.

Lonicera I don't drive (DH does) but I do have to walk to work and back most days for 30 mins each way as I start early and finish late (12-14hr shifts most days), so I do have to commute in the dark, sometimes I'm howling wind and rain, but I actually enjoy that, makes me feel refreshed to start the working day, or more tired on my return so I sleep even better.

DH can't drop me in or pick me up all the time as he too works long hours and is often away. But as I say I enjoy it because it makes me feel good, rightly or (most probably) wrongly.

I totally agree about wasps. Black and yellow bastards.

YANBU - I looooove Autumn and can't wait for the air to start getting crisp and delicious. September/October are the best months - and then it's Christmas! Delightful.

I've got the heating on this morning - that's depressing as it might be on now until next May.

But no, YANBU, autumn is the best season.

I think I've a split personality when it comes to seasons.

When it's winter I'm aching for summer but during summer I can't wait for Autumn, crisp days, the colours of Autumn, Halloween and Christmas.

By September I'm ready for winter and by March I'm ready for summer.

Pongo I'm in the South West of the UK. Not extremely hot by any means compared to abroad but some days we do have it hotter than destinations overseas down here.

I know I'm getting old because I now love all the seasons and the little pleasures they bring. Love the feeling of autumn with crisp blue skies and new pads and pencils (I'm not at school, but I can't resist buying a few bits!).