183. Shady
Isn’t it weird how grown-ups tell you to go outside and take advantage of the sunshine? This reminds me of a conversation I was having with @RunSqueezyRun – it seems we’re both not so great at hot sunny weather.
I feel very British right now.
heheh, that’s me there,
over by the radish
getting hawwwt
Being in the hot sun isn’t great, but getting the light in your eyes helps a ton with depression. (Part of why I probably won’t move to the pacific northwest of the US).
I know I am incredibly late to this party, since it’s almost 6 months later, but I just wanted to say that I have a disorder called Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder (Summer SAD) and being out in the sun is not only painful, but oppressive and brings on symptoms of depression. For me, I hug the shade, try to stay cool, and am vastly looking forward to moving to the Pacific Northwest of the US because I may finally get some relief! Just wanted to introduce that perspective!
Innnnnteresting, I had heard of SAD and summer SAD but never known someone who had it. I imagine it’s not much of an issue in Britain, where we have about a week of really hot summer per year… 😉
Unfortunately, I live in a desert. We get months of days over 32-37 degrees (Celsius) and it is Oppressive with a capital O for people like me. It’s also a light issue. Once the days start getting longer, and there’s more light, I get more depressed. So hugging the dark and the shade becomes an art, heh.
Eek. 🙁 Dark glasses and night shifts would be my approach. It sounds tough. Or living in Wales (which I do). I might have summer SAD and not even know it!