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to hate Spring

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crochetmonkey74 · 29/01/2022 23:20

Ok this is a really unpopular opinion but I have had it since I was a child.
I hate the first signs of Spring that everyone loves. It makes me feel unsettled and sort of anxious about having all the extra hours.
I have no idea where it comes from or why I feel like it. I thought it was just a fear of change- but it doesn't happen with the onset of Autumn and Winter- I love those seasons.
I don't hate the Summer or find it uncomfortable- I enjoy all the normal Summer stuff- I'm not lonely and I don't struggle to fill my time, but the weeks when the birds start waking me up in the morning and the nights draw out, those spring days just give me this hollow pit of the stomach feeling. No one in my real life can relate- at work the mantra is 'Spring is coming Thank God' - anyone here know what I mean, does anyone else have this?

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Yika · 29/01/2022 23:24

I don’t particularly love spring either - I feel rather neutral about it. The fact that it makes you feel unsettled makes me wonder if something happened in your past at spring time that would cause those feelings?

Ohyesiam · 29/01/2022 23:30

You are not alone. TS Elliot complained that “April is the cruelest month”.

iusedtobecool · 29/01/2022 23:35

I can relate 100%. I much prefer the autumn winter. For me the long days make me feel pressured to be outside all the time. I live close to the beach and I hate all the antisocial behaviour the sunny weather brings.

I don’t like all the noise / BBQ smoke from neighbours in their gardens ( unreasonable I know! )

I’m not a fan of uncomfortably warm weather. Basically I should probably move to Scandinavia and live in the wilds somewhere!

Spring does have its good points, new beginnings, milder weather, bulbs starting to flower in the garden etc. But I do love the shorter days of autumn and winter best.

Ladybirdbookworm · 29/01/2022 23:36

I’m the same and apparently depression is more common at this time of year.
It always has been for me.

thegirlwiththelongblackhair · 29/01/2022 23:38

Omg I was exactly the same!! I say was because my children all born in spring so April for me is my favourite month! It used to be my most hated month!

I was trying to figure it out.. if stems from when I was a child. I had a horrible childhood and would love winter because it got dark early meaning I would go bed as early as possible 5.30pm.
Longer days meant more hours and sunlight to deal with my shit family

fucketyfuckwit · 29/01/2022 23:39

Do you take Vitamin D supplements?

After winter your reserves are probably very low.

Newbabynewhouse · 29/01/2022 23:41

Hmmm i think i know how you feel... sounds weird but it makes me think back to being a young child and having to sleep whilst its still light and feeling weird..do you relate? Or anything to do with being out drinking and getting home whilst birds tweeting? Urgh hate that Confused ..maybe its just that you like drawing thw curtains and shutting the world out and relaxing from 5pm but feel that you cant in the spring? Personally i find the summer worse...

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/01/2022 23:41

This is going to sound like a pretentious or maybe Pollyanna thing to say, but I’ve started to enjoy all the seasons in recent years!

I used to hate the Jan/ Feb part of Winter once Christmas is over but I quite like it now - it’s got a sort of freshness about it.

Don’t like having to go into work in the summer, is the only thing but I like it if I’m just relaxing.

whatisforteamum · 29/01/2022 23:48

I have SAD about winter from Oct until Feb,March it's like being sucked into a dark tunnel no matter how hard I try to be positive. Apparently it can affect some people in the spring summer.my dsis is more like this.

Crackercrazy · 30/01/2022 00:00

Yes I can relate to what you’ve said, apart from the bit about summer - I hate that too! (I loathe the heat.)

It’s the ‘expectation’ to be out enjoying the extra daylight hours/heat/good weather etc.. at least during the winter months you have a good excuse to hole up at home and go to bed early! I much prefer Autumn.

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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 00:01

@Yika

I don’t particularly love spring either - I feel rather neutral about it. The fact that it makes you feel unsettled makes me wonder if something happened in your past at spring time that would cause those feelings?
Nothing that I can think of
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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 00:02

@fucketyfuckwit

Do you take Vitamin D supplements?

After winter your reserves are probably very low.

yep all healthy

I have had it since childhood

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Motheranddaughtertotwo · 30/01/2022 00:03

I hate the winter so to me the spring is the light at the end of a dark and cold tunnel. It sounds cheesy but I feel hopeful in March, we finally have some sun light and warmth coming.

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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 00:04

@Ladybirdbookworm

I’m the same and apparently depression is more common at this time of year. It always has been for me.
That's interesting I wonder if it is because Winter brings hiding and squirreling away and spring is all out in the open- stretching ahead
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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 00:06

having to sleep whilst its still light and feeling weird..do you relate

That is such a weird feeling as a child isn't it?

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LoveFall · 30/01/2022 00:11

I know what you mean OP. Even though I love the signs of Spring, especially the early Spring flowers and birds, I do kind of dread the very longest days of the year.

Mostly, I think because our apartment faces southwest, and has huge windows. The Sun is blinding in early summer.

I also dislike too much heat, especially after the "heat dome" we had in Vancouver last June. If that ever happens again it will be too soon. It was unbearable.

HalfCakeHalfBiscuit · 30/01/2022 00:17

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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 00:19

@HalfCakeHalfBiscuit

I hate spring as well. I find going round stamping on snowdrops and daffodils most cathartic
hahahahahaha

I love daffodils!

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Luckyelephant1 · 30/01/2022 00:22

Spring is my least favourite month but I can't explain why. I like the warmth of Summer, the cool crispness of Autumn and even the very cold but bright Winter days, but Spring is always a bit meh. It either just rains all the time or if its bright it tricks you into thinking it's warm when it's often still very cold but not in that nice Autumn/Winter way.

Spannerkist · 30/01/2022 00:47

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YesIReallyDoLikeRootBeer · 30/01/2022 00:54

Its weird but Spring always brings this weird melancholy feeling to me. I've never understood it or talked about it with anyone.

Spannerkist · 30/01/2022 01:01

Shit - my first time on here and what was meant to be a new post came up as a comment. Sorry! How do i delete?
Also, I get you, OP. Spring is grim

StandsForComfort · 30/01/2022 01:37

You have to read Spring by Edna St Vincent Millay. You're definitely not alone in feeling this way!

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44728/spring-56d223f01f86e

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crochetmonkey74 · 30/01/2022 08:36

@YesIReallyDoLikeRootBeer

Its weird but Spring always brings this weird melancholy feeling to me. I've never understood it or talked about it with anyone.
Melancholy is the exact feeling! I dont talk about it IRL either as so many people love it
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Reado73 · 18/03/2022 19:08

I agree with everything you say. I just feel pretty miserable and can’t wait for it to pass and get into summer. Really don’t enjoy spring at all melancholic definitely. I remember this feeling forever too since I was a young girl. I’ve looked into stuff on line and apparently there is such a thing as reverse SAD maybe that’s what it is?