Do thunderstorms have a calming effect on you?

Gentle rains do, not too loud of thunder though. That means lightning could hit nearby including the house and setting it on fire. But I sleep like a baby when it is not storming. I watch rainy day and night cabin videos and that helps me fall sleep sometimes.

Only if not too intense - but where I am,some are.In January last year,an intense thunderstorm in my city saw 200,000 lightning strikes recorded in 2 hours across the metropolitan area.

Storms are common here in summer.
So used to it.

Nothing scares us...Queenslanders..

they don't bother me but they scare my dogs

Not really, in the house we are safe

The cat gets nervous and the dog goes to bed

Yes.

Yes, in that I don't have to go anywhere and I can watch from my window.

Not really, no. The crack of thunder and the flash of lightning startles me. Luckily we don’t get thunderstorms here very often. ⚡⛈

They can, if the thunder is not TOO close.

Sudden loud noises, even if anticipated, are not calming.

FK no. I'm more afraid of them now than I was when I was a kid

Yes

Yep