Yep, that’s right folks….you are not seeing things and heading straight into a form of dementia. Feeling “the blues” is not reserved for just the winter months.
When I first heard about this, I thought “no way, what the heck”. But then I did happen to recall a couple of summertime’s in which I was feeling pretty down and out. As I checked out this interesting fact, I found that not only are there summertime blues, but there are several types of summertime blues.
For example, one site (source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) stated that experts are studying summer SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Although it is less common then winter SAD, summer SAD does affect thousands of people. Some researchers believe that rising temperatures can cause our body temperatures to rise and that can lead to feelings of agitation, restlessness, and insomnia.
Another informative site (source: ezinearticles.com) listed other forms of summertime blues, including: vacation blues, post-vacation blues, transition blues, and the “We’ve Got It Backwards” blues. Once I read about these other kinds of summertime blues, I thought, “oh my gosh, I have experienced summertime blues”. See if you can relate to any of them.
1) Vacation Blues – trying to get a year’s worth of relaxation into one week or a few days. As a result, when many return they feel stressed out again and want a vacation from the vacation. Sound familiar?
2) Post-Vacation Blues – get this, psychologists have a term for this called “post-reinforcement pause”. Pretty much just meaning we get back to our reality after a wonderful few days or weeks.
3) Transition Blues – many of us experience transitions during the summer months, such as graduations, moving, and weddings. The anticipation can be fun to look forward too, but once the event is over, we go back to “reality”.
4) “We’ve Got It Backwards” Blues – this one stood out to me and even had a hint of “ringing true”. This refers to the fact that when we were young kids, we didn’t have much money to spend during the summertime, as well as unable to do much about it since we were “under-age”. However, many of us now find that as we are older and able to make our own decisions, we now find we still may not have the money or means to do what we want to during the summer months. Interesting huh.
When I first heard about this, I thought “no way, what the heck”. But then I did happen to recall a couple of summertime’s in which I was feeling pretty down and out. As I checked out this interesting fact, I found that not only are there summertime blues, but there are several types of summertime blues.
For example, one site (source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) stated that experts are studying summer SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Although it is less common then winter SAD, summer SAD does affect thousands of people. Some researchers believe that rising temperatures can cause our body temperatures to rise and that can lead to feelings of agitation, restlessness, and insomnia.
Another informative site (source: ezinearticles.com) listed other forms of summertime blues, including: vacation blues, post-vacation blues, transition blues, and the “We’ve Got It Backwards” blues. Once I read about these other kinds of summertime blues, I thought, “oh my gosh, I have experienced summertime blues”. See if you can relate to any of them.
1) Vacation Blues – trying to get a year’s worth of relaxation into one week or a few days. As a result, when many return they feel stressed out again and want a vacation from the vacation. Sound familiar?
2) Post-Vacation Blues – get this, psychologists have a term for this called “post-reinforcement pause”. Pretty much just meaning we get back to our reality after a wonderful few days or weeks.
3) Transition Blues – many of us experience transitions during the summer months, such as graduations, moving, and weddings. The anticipation can be fun to look forward too, but once the event is over, we go back to “reality”.
4) “We’ve Got It Backwards” Blues – this one stood out to me and even had a hint of “ringing true”. This refers to the fact that when we were young kids, we didn’t have much money to spend during the summertime, as well as unable to do much about it since we were “under-age”. However, many of us now find that as we are older and able to make our own decisions, we now find we still may not have the money or means to do what we want to during the summer months. Interesting huh.
Now some of you may be reading this and going “man I could relate”. Or maybe, and unfortunately, one or two of these may ring true for you at this very moment. In any case, there are two easy ways to steer clear of the summertime blues. One such way is to take things slowly, and the other way is to be patient with yourself. In addition, there are two effective exercises * that can help you avoid a possible upcoming seasonal “blues” episode.
* Please note, these are highlights from an entire article in Higher-Self Living Paychecks. For more information, please visit our website at www.higherselflifecoaching.com.
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In Europe, everyone gets like 8 weeks of vacation. The USA needs to look around the world, leisure is one of the most important self-revitalizing things you can do.
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