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I'm not quite sure why but in the summer I'm always depressed and anxious. Anyone else feel like this?

Ever since I was a teenager, I would always fear my own mortality. Summer makes me reflect on my life and worry about what i missed out on, what i never got to experience, what i could've done differently in my life.

Now as an adult, i still feel this way. Even with a good job, a roof over my head, nothing i do helps with this feeling of impending doom i feel. I fear that tomorrow could be my last day, even when i know im perfectly healthy.

I make sure the doors are shut and the windows as well. Im not a huge fan of open windows, which is why i prefer to use an AC unit.

Maybe i am just crazy. But even when i go on a trip, read a book, listen to the radio or watch TV, after those activities are done i lie in bed with all of this anxiety running through my head.

But in the spring fall and winter I feel fine and sleep with no problems. I dont feel this way at all in those months. In the winter, i can go out and shovel at 2 AM and not be afraid. But in the summer, i just cant do it for some reason. I always worry for no reason at all.
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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
No, it almost completely switched in me. I used to be depressed at the beginning of the summer when I was still in school because I knew I had nobody to do all the fun activities with, traveling, vacations, camping or even have a drink in the outdoor bar/restaurant on a nice warm evening. And I loved winters when nobody was outside so I could go out and be alone or be wrapped in a coat so I didn't feel too exposed, hidden in fog and snow etc. i truly used to romanticize winter a lot before but now it doesn't mean all that much to me anymore.

Now I actually recover in summer because my body doesn't tolerate cold weather very well anymore. I feel various pains and also get depressed very easily when it's cold. In summer I care less because I feel better both physically and mentally. The sun exposure literally heals me. I don't care about being alone that much anymore and I'm inspired to do my hobbies much more than in winter, even if alone.

I start feeling depressed and empty again when the signs of the end of summer come.
LinuxBreaksWindows · 26-30, M
@CrazyMusicLover i honestly love indoor activities, so i probably feel conflicted between enjoying the nice weather and staying inside.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
@LinuxBreaksWindows I used to but since I work from home, I need more outdoor activities than anytime before.