1 hour ago · Life · 0 comments

For years now, I've joked about having Reverse SAD. You know how some folks get depressed in the winter? Well, I get depressed in the summer. The heat, humidity, and long hours of light bum me out, and I don't want to leave my apartment. It's miserable outside, and I'd much rather stay in the confines of an air-conditioned room. My temper shortens significantly and I'm quite irritable. Despite running a portable A/C in my bedroom (on top of my regular air conditioner) I struggle to sleep. My daily commute goes from "I can handle this" to "I hate everyone on this entire planet and I wish an asteroid would hurry up and end this mistake we call humanity." The thing is... I didn't realize that Reverse SAD was a real thing. I was just observing that as the summer gets hotter, I become more unhappy. So much so, I've seriously discussed the need to possibly relocate somewhere outside of North Carolina where the temperatures don't get so hot, for so long. Then I ran across a video the other…

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