I love cloudy days?

[Concernedgal]

I love cloudy days because it's gloomy like I am. I think I like them because I can't think of a time i've had a panic attack on a cloudy day. When i'm outside on a sunny day and i'm out and about weat her in a car or at work.. if the sun is out, i'm more likely to have a panic attack. Some days the sun just bothers my eyes . It's weird but, panic just seems to happen more often. Can anyone tell me why this is? Why would the sunshine cause me to feel anxiety?

 

[Zeesi]

I don't know why the sun would cause you anxiety, but I can relate to liking cloudy days. I love them, but I don't find them gloomy, I find them beautiful, peaceful, sedate, soothing, calm. I love cloudy skies, and rainy weather.
I guess by it's very nature, a sunny day is going to have more 'energy' to it, so sometimes being out on a sunny day is kind of like being around that extra perky friend who is as cute as a button, but her constant over-the-top energetic output tends to drain you if you are around her too long. Too much stimulus perhaps?
I don't know, maybe that's just me.
I love the sun, the warmth can be very healing. Sometimes I need to go out into the sunshine in order to give myself a little pep in my step (especially if I'm feeling kind of lethargic after being in the house for a long period of time), but a cloudy day still makes me feel like I'm wrapped in a nice, warm blanket.

 

[Concernedgal]

I know what you mean about there being a "peace " about cloudy days. My psychiatrist and I were discussing the light sensitivity yesterday. Turns out... severely depressed people have this symptom. I thought myself. .. wow... I never thought of myself as being severely depressed.

 

[Zeesi]

I know what you mean about there being a "peace " about cloudy days. My psychiatrist and I were discussing the light sensitivity yesterday. Turns out... severely depressed people have this symptom. I thought myself. .. wow... I never thought of myself as being severely depressed.

Hi, I know what you mean, I don't think of myself as being severely depressed either, but sometimes I feel like I exhibit traits of depression, even though I haven't really delved into the traits and causes of the condition, other than on a fairly surface level.

What I seem to always think about is an era (I guess you'd call it) here in the U.S. called "The Great Depression". Isn't that name fascinating? I don't know, maybe it's just a quirk I have, but I am fascinated by a whole country being "depressed," as it were.
Why? Well, probably because I think of my household (and all households really), as a mini-nation.

I try to gauge how things are going in my nation, in order to gauge the mental state of the "president" (that would be me).

If things are going okay with me, then my little nation is okay, but... as I look back over the years, my household has gone through a great depression of it's own, so I must have been depressed.
Am I making sense here? Kind of like how people say the state of a person's desk or office is a reflection of their state of mind. I heard a lady on QVC the other day say that the state of the contents inside a woman's purse is a reflection of her state of mind.

But yeah, cloudy days are so beautiful, and so relaxing. And, as I already wrote, I love the rain. I hear people describe rainy days as "bad weather" or say things like, "it's really ugly out here" but I love it outside when it rains. Just beautiful.

 

[Concernedgal]

You described that beautifully. It's a beautiful sunny day today here in alabama. All I can do is wish for the clouds and rain because for some reason. I feel generally better when it is ugly outside. In a way ... I feel gloomy on the inside so, when it's that way on the outside... well, you understand what i'm saying. Feels good to k kw that i'm not alone in this. I thought I was weird for feeling this way. I said to myself( what wrong with me, it's a beautiful day, why can't I enjoy it?)

 

[Amie24]

I feel the exact same way it’s horrible. I’m constantly checking the weather and tend to try and stay inside on a sunny day. When it’s going to rain or be cloudy I’m just so happy. I love storms also but I tend to have panic attacks when it’s sunny also. It’s so weird. My eyes are very sensitive to light any kind of light really. So when it’s low lighted I’m usually ok. I’m glad I’m not the only one.