For most people, the arrival of last weekend’s hot and sunny weather was a welcome occurrence. But for those who suffer from summer seasonalaffectivedisorder, or ‘reverse SAD’, it’s been anything but.
: “Lots of people find body image worries are heightened in summer, especially for people who are unhappy with their weight, size or have scars from self-harming, for example.”Dealing with SAD at a time of year when everyone around you is having fun and enjoying the weather can be pretty tough. However, it’s important to remember that you’re not alone, and there are things that can be done to ease your symptoms – many of which you can do yourself, at home.
Investing in blinds or blackout curtains is a great way to stop the early morning light disrupting your sleep.It’s not just the light levels that can affect you during the summer. Feeling uncomfortably hot can also leave you feeling irritable and upset –from Poland’s Poznan University found that levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, spike during the summer – and can also mess with your sleep.
“Open the windows before you go to bed to cool the room down and use a fan,” Jury recommends. “Think about using ice in bottles like a reverse hot water bottle.”If you’ve struggled with summer SAD for a number of years, chances are you’ve grown to associate this time of year with feeling anxious and irritable, so even the slightest change in weather can trigger these negative emotions.
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