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The Hot is on its way

TheCatWoman

It's going to be getting hot and I'm dreading it, I feel so listless and ill in hot weather and thats anything over about 23.C, maybe 25.C at a stretch if we got a good breeze, but today its muggy and overcast, even with a breeze.

I don't want to ruin the other thread about summer with my complaining, but it's my worst time of year, the neighbours are being noisy, I can hear them and thier music even though the doors and windows are shut, there are herds of tourists so there are few places I can safely walk Fearn.

I get terrible water retention in hot weather and feel bloated all the time, I sweat buckets and feel thirsty, but also bloated with the amount of fluid I have to drink, I think my blood pressure crashes as I don't seem to be able to get cool, or get rid of the sweat and I feel dizzy much of the time, sometimes it gets so bad that I can't eat, I once went for 5 days without eating, I just couldn't swallow anything solid, I sometimes have to force myself to drink. I've been to the doctors, they've run loads of tests and can't find anything wrong. I think it's summer SAD, but theres almost nothing about this anywhere except one psychiatrist who believes its depression! Well Duh, of course I get depressed, I'm ill and I don't know why, I get shouted and complained at because I can't do the things most others enjoy and I'm just being "miserable and attention seeking" and then people wonder why I avoid others?

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  • I look with dread at the prospect. We had 26 today and may get 31. I have had to open windows as the wind blew them shut. I hate it as the heat builds up over the days. I only go out early if cool, then pull curtains a bit as well as open windows, but the dimness doesn't help the headaches from high pressure. I do find putting cold water on my face helps a bit. I do have to water in the evenings though and hope my plants survive.

    I don't like hot nights either as it makes sleeping even more difficult. I am glad my house is older, so it is a bit cooler indoors. I spend the period waiting for the cooler period and hope the heat doesn't extend further.

    I hope you have it a bit cooler in Wales and sorry you have the unhelpful visitors.

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  • I look with dread at the prospect. We had 26 today and may get 31. I have had to open windows as the wind blew them shut. I hate it as the heat builds up over the days. I only go out early if cool, then pull curtains a bit as well as open windows, but the dimness doesn't help the headaches from high pressure. I do find putting cold water on my face helps a bit. I do have to water in the evenings though and hope my plants survive.

    I don't like hot nights either as it makes sleeping even more difficult. I am glad my house is older, so it is a bit cooler indoors. I spend the period waiting for the cooler period and hope the heat doesn't extend further.

    I hope you have it a bit cooler in Wales and sorry you have the unhelpful visitors.

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  • in reply to Homebird

    Last year I bought myself a large dog cooling blanket and put it under my bottom sheet to sleep on, it made a big difference, I wan't always comfortable and I did wake up a few times, but I also had periods of proper sleep between waking. GOing to the loo was enough time for the blanket to cool back down again.