That makes it worse.. it's like I get really bad anxiety with the grey clouds bud makes it trigger worse anxiety than being sober
I have close relatives who have ping-ponged back and forth from SoCal to Arizona for 40 years or so. When we visit, the huge urban spaces get to me. A trip to a favorite restaurant might take 40 minutes. Going to a certain bookstore might take an hour. Each way. One time I'd caught up with a college friend on Facebook and we were going to meet up when I got out West for a wedding. But when were actually there, my sideline trip to San Diego was like going to Knoxville. Just out of the question.
There have been some pretty good suggestions in here. I recon you give them a try.
I’m very near the point that I can’t live in Kentucky anymore. I need sunshine and warmth and dryer air. Kentucky had a grand total of three half days of sunshine the entire month of December. That was of course followed by a week of wet and wind and snow and temperatures near 0. I have chronic illness problems. Damp, cold conditions make me hurt so much more. Constant weather fronts and pressure changes make things so much worse. Not being able to go outside puts me on the edge of absolutely losing my mind. Cold alone isn’t the problem. Places that are cold, but sunny with dry air are just fine. I had a fireplace installed this year and it only helped so much. This will be my last winter in Kentucky.
Yes it does. I have found my anxiety has lessened considerably since I quit smoking weed. It's been about 5 months now and that's huge for my health and well being considering the fact I smoked for close to 30 years.
I moved to Tucson for a year once. Loved it. Had to come back for reasons too complicated to explain here. Now plotting my escape again. That said, I still have friends in Tucson and Covid changed things. People fled to Tucson from higher priced area. Real estate and rent skyrocketed. A lot of the unique and quirky businesses closed during the height of Covid and did not reopen. The increase in building costs drove out some of the long standing wonderful weirdness of Tucson. There are other areas of Arizona I’m considering. I do remember the year I moved there and laying out in 70 degree sunshine while the temperature in Lexington was like negative 10.
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I'll probably have it checked soon considering how bad I feel right now. No way should we have a overcast last 2weeks. This is Kentucky not Canada or Russian were winter sticks around there til May. I'm sure I'll be fine but my vitamin d is definitely low. Having a overcast 2weeks has never happened to me like this were it affects my mental and emotional wellness. I'm nauseous with the worse blah feeling I've felt all winter. Last week was rough but If the forecast holds it would 14 days without sun here in south central ky.
Yeah it's been a pretty miserable winter here in the bluegrass. Got some sun and drier weather next week and I hope it happens. Like to do some things outside. Maybe go fishing. I've found when I feel some anxiety come on to stand up and take some deep breaths through my nose and exhale out of my mouth. I like to get some good stretches in. Maybe grab some dumbbells and get a quick 15 minute workout in. Some good clean eating helps me as well as it doesn't make me feel like crap afterwards. Drink lots of water as well. I always feel better after that. What works for some doesn't work for others, though. Hope you get to feeling better.
Considering its population has exploded from around 9 to nearly 23 million in recent decades, I think it safe to say the “secret” is out.
I wish there was a nice coastal climate left in the US that had a population density more like the 70s. People want to be in pretty places with comfortable weather; I am one of those people. Unfortunately there’s more of those people than there are those places. I would love to be able to go back to like Oceanside, California, circa 1976 or 1982.
