Nearly cried at the change in weather

[spanieleyes22]

I felt so much better at the end of last week with the sunshine and even this morning was happy hanging the washing out . Until the rain set in again and I checked the long term forecast and it's to stay showery and under .20 degrees until mid June now. Can't help it. Just feel really depressed. I was so happy pottering in the garden and getting a bit of sun. Anyone else struggling.

You have had it your way for the best part of the year, so please don't begrudge those that don't hate summer, and those who need summer (farmers and outdoor workers) .

Shut yourself away in a darkened room with an aircon unit, a blanket and some hot chocolate.

I have fibromyalgia and the weather affects it badly. I had 5 whole days of very little pain. I was out there soaking up every last minute. Now back to the rain, clouds and complete agony. I’m with you when you say you could cry. I feel the same.

Absolutely feel the same. For those few days I felt so positive, was in less physical pain, was so productive at work etc. Now I’ve just absolutely crashed mentally and physically😞. Also don’t understand people who moan about the sunshine / heat. They have 11 months of grey, wet, miserable weather which the rest of us have to suffer through. Why begrudge us a few weeks of joy?! (Obviously not including genuine concern and discussion about climate change and weather extremes!)

I feel the same. I have osteoarthritis so the damp weather has the same effect. 💐

I know I just don’t understand the moaning. For the most part of the year this country is dreary and wet. Quite often we have bad summers. Then straight in to Autumn.

Awful for those that are in pain and affected by the cold and damp. It was such a brief respite of warmth and sun. (Yet still people moan that’s it’s toooo hot).

Couldn’t agree more @Delatron . Where I live, it only went up to about 21 degrees…and still people moaned!! We had such an awful “summer” last year, no spring to speak of, but they still begrudge a few days of brighter skies :(

@MumMRM

this !

I love the rainy weather. Can’t bear hot sunny days. I don’t begrudge the vast majority of those that do though.
I know how depressed I get in Summer time and I hate it so I do understand how those who feel the same about grey, rainy days feel. Winter lovers do get it a lot easier in fairness as we get a lot more of it. If we had sun for a good 9 months of the year I would lose my mind so I totally understand people feeling really down about it.

I was glad it rained. Large garden and hosepipe broken accidentally by builders. Garden much happier and I can wait till week-end to replace hose pipe. Watering the plants which are desperate using a watering can takes ages.

The joys of living in England the place it rains and is freezing 11.5 months of the year !!
We must be the country global warming forgot

It’s been raining non stop for 11 months for goodness sake. Everywhere is flooded. Crops are ruined. I think your garden will cope with a couple of days of sun.

Buy an air conditioner we got one off amazon relatively cheap it consistently blows cold air unlike a fan

@Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers

why does summer time make you feel depressed ?

Not in Leicestershire it hasn't. One of the driest winters we have had, and not windy either. My late DH would not have a November 5th bonfire last year because it was so dry. Some rain lately, but very dry last week, and sunny and warm. My BiL however reports it is 'always raining' but he lives in Burnley, in the rainshadow of the Lancashire fells - it's why the cotton factories were set up there, it is nice and damp. My garden was totally dry and I may have lost some plants.

Must be some sort of microclimate. We’ve had constant rain and flooding for months. The Thames has flooded here repeatedly and caused lots of damage to houses.

I know there’s been lots of rain up North too.

Its been raining in my area since 7am still raining and i love it i went for a little walk its so nice and fresh.

I don’t know. I just hate the light and the sunshine and the heat. It depresses me. I know it sounds bonkers. I struggle a lot with it. I am also not a snuggle under the blanket, cosy, hot chocolate person either. I am just more productive and happy in the Winter months. Maybe it’s an aversion to light and brightness, that definitely bothers me more than the heat. I am very aware I am an absolute weirdo lol.
I never begrudge anyone the Summer weather though, I like to see people happy even if I am not.

This is only the second day this year that we've not had rain

Even on warm days it rains

I need to live abroad

@Grammarnut your part of the country must be the only area that has been dry. Surely, you can't have escaped seeing just how wet it has been everywhere else?

I'm in South Yorkshire and last July was the wettest since records began. Even wetter than 2007 when the river Don burst its banks and inundated several parts of Sheffield and Doncaster, even flooding Meadowhall, which remained closed for several months.

Where in earth do you live that you’ve only had 2 days without rain?? Two! I’d move too. I don’t think you need to go abroad though to get less than that!

I mean, huge exaggeration there

@reenlakm Where on earth?

Well, in the UK actually.

And last weekend we had ONE day without rain. Plus today.

I mean, where in the UK?

@reenlakm I'm in the NW in a city that was once named wettest city and it's been pretty grim here
Rained yesterday even though it was warm
Raining again now
Agree with two nice hot days and that's been it really

Wow that is terrible.