It's insane how much the weather can affect one's mood and personality. I feel the biggest factor isn't temperature, but how much sunshine there is. Sun just makes everything brighter, happier, and gives me more ambition and energy. Gloomy clouds are simply depressing.
I have a friend with SAD, seasonal affective disorder. During the winter months, she is a completely different person than she is during the rest of the year. She gets quiet, somber, emotionless. This year, she has finally recognized it and is starting to take action against it, and is getting a light for phototherapy. For her sake and for the sake of those of us around her, I really hope it helps.
Why does weather affect some people's mood more than others? Is it biological, or due to a state of thinking? Is it really the sun's vitamins and power that makes the difference, or is it just knowing that the sun is or isn't out that can change one's mood?
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