Your environment has a dramatic impact on your mood. You
wake up in the morning and glance outside, the sun is up without a cloud
in the sky, you get in the sunny day mood. Perhaps you feel a bit more
energy, You want to get outside and enjoy the weather. On cold blustery
days you long to sit by the fire with something warm to drink, or the
other
extreme of throwing on extra layers and playing in the snow. But
nothing has more impact than when it’s raining. If you’re like most of
us, you feel apathetic, tired, you want to crawl back into bed even
though you just climbed out 5 minutes earlier.
Let’s say it’s been raining for several days in a row, you’re bored,
cooped up, and to top it off, so is your spouse. You’re feeding off each
other’s mood. It’s a vicious spiral.
Before you reach the point of needing therapy in order to climb out
of your depression, recognize the weather’s influence on your mood. You
are stronger than the weather. You can’t control it, weather forecasters
can’t even accurately predict it, but you can choose how you react to
it. I have often thought about moving to Seattle and opening a therapy
practice specializing in depression, but I digress.
What if you chose to try something with your spouse while it’s raining? Make the most of the time. Try making a very cool use of the time, by making it romant ic and fun filled.
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