Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else struggle with hot weather?
I find warm and hot weather really difficult to cope with and when it is like this I feel as though I can't do anything but try to survive until it cools down again. I am shut in the house with all the curtains drawn and windows closed. I open the windows for a while first thing in the morning to try and get the temperature inside to drop as much as possible, but as soon as the exterior temperature exceeds the interior temperature then I rush round and make sure all the windows are closed. In the winter I keep the thermostat at between 13 and 13.5 degrees C, and can't stand it warmer than that. Anything over 16 degrees C inside the house is a crisis for me. Right now it is 18.5 degrees inside and I can not function. I don't understand why other people seem to like it so much.
I also struggle with sunlight, it is too bright and intense and I cannot stand the feeling of it on my skin. I am also scared of getting skin cancer. I do everything I can to avoid going out in it. I prefer cold, dark, grey, cloudy, misty days. Foggy weather is my favorite, when sounds are muffled and everything is grey and cool.
Am I alone or does anyone else feel like this? It is very isolating and restricting.
I struggle with hot weather too. My normal skin temperature appears to be cooler than some.
I find putting cold water on face and arms helps. Also it seems having bowls of cold or icy cold water nearby makes the air a bit cooler.
I have checked to see when it is likely to go below 25 and hope the very hot weather doesn't linger for long.
My preferred holiday destination is somewhere cool enough to enjoy walks without getting overheated. I definitely don't get sitting on a hot beach or anywhere in direct sun. A walk in this weather needs to be early in the day under trees.
I love that you said that about your favorite holiday destination - one of my main criteria for whether or not the weather is acceptable, is "can I go for a brisk walk (preferably wearing a jumper) without getting too hot?!" I think part of the problem with sun in the summer is that we have lost the majority of our tree cover and don't have enough trees! I feel as though we aren't supposed to be all exposed like this, we are supposed to be able to walk beneath the trees and beside streams and rivers... and there isn't supposed to be concrete everywhere!