The Winter is like purgatory.

[secrets22]

The thoughts of winter fills me with dread, I absolutely loath it.

I would say half of the year in the UK is like 6 months of harsh winter and i become, for use of a better word, a hermit, added to which the long dark days are enough to make anyone weep, I rarely venture out, and certainly not at night, for i am nervous in the dark. and driving becomes a nightmare, not that i like driving at the best of times, but drive I have to because the nearest shops are 2 miles away, it really is no fun. I could really shut myself away for 6 months which means a wasted life, and when i think of it, half of my life has been quite solitary , even as a child.

Outwardly I am deemed to be a very sociable, which i am, but we become good actors and its a cover for depressive episodes, and depression is certainly heightened through the winter.

Where am I going they ask me, and i have to say i don't know.?

[blackcat64013]

Could you say that you come down with SAD (seasonal affective disorder)?Maybe some research on the subject will give you are better idea of how and why you feel this way🤔

Personally, being in the southern hemisphere, I hate the hot🔥 weather in December and January each year

[secrets22 in reply to blackcat64013]

Oh yes most definitely, winter really affects every part of me.

[Gramas]

I completely agree with you. I hate the Winter. It’s cold, depressing and dark. If my mood isn’t that good it makes it so much worse.

[Isinatra]

I don’t mind our winters which aren’t really cold. (Live in Florida) Hate the dark time for sure (I can’t drive at night) and yes, we should get a huge Oscar for all the acting we do and have done. The play must go on.

[secrets22 in reply to Isinatra]

hey Isinatra......lucky you in the warmth of Florida, and i cant drive at night either, especially with our tiny roads and lanes, and yes we do give a great performance when in company. Your Oscar awaits you.😁

[Isinatra in reply to secrets22]

I’m on my way. There’s plenty of time before darkness descends upon us. 😁

It’s just 1230 now. ✈️

[gettingsomewhere in reply to secrets22]

...tiny roads and lanes....and huge potholes which you can't see at night!

I agree secrets. Usually gets to me after Xmas and there's a few months to go before spring.

[gettingsomewhere]

Grim weather this week although unusually I think you've had it a lot worse than further south & west. I heard my favourite road...ehm...the M5 was flooded both sides north of Bristol. Unbelievable!

[Midori]

I agree; I HATE winter; except if it snows.

It's the low light levels which get me down, Even in Summer, a week of rain will have me snappy and antsy. The only time I feel human in Winter is a day with snow reflecting up the light. Unfortunately it rarely happens here (snow, that is), because I'm on the Atlantic coast and too much salt in the air. Rain unfortunately, happens often.

It doesn't help that I have Fibromyalgia, and the pain of cold weather (especially damp), can be extreme. It's the pain which makes me depressed, not the Fibro. The weather doesn't help!

Cheers, Midori