Why can weather affect people’s mood?

■30% of people are sensitive to weather changes

■Women are more sensitive to weather changes than men

■The older you are, the more susceptible you are to mood changes The influence of weather

■People living in the tropics are irritable, and the cold zone is a high incidence area of ??depression...

"Weather disease" is approaching you

If the sun is shining brightly, the air is moist, and the breeze is blowing, you will feel refreshed and happy, right? If it rains for more than ten days in a row, will you feel inexplicably depressed? We cannot simply attribute this change of mood to sentimentality. Because scientists have discovered that in areas with particularly cold climates, people will be significantly depressed and depressed in winter, and the main reason for depression is the lack of sunlight. At the same time, people may get tired easily, sleep too much, and like to eat a lot of carbohydrate-containing foods.

The formation of a person's personality is directly related to the climate of the area where he lives - people who have lived in the tropics for a long time have a bad temper and are more irritable. In cold zones with high latitudes, where the climate is cold and sunlight becomes scarce, depression is a high incidence area. In a water town with a humid climate and full of vitality, people will be passionate and responsive. The herdsmen on the grasslands are generous and the people in the mountains are straightforward.

According to data from the World Health Organization, the El Ni?o phenomenon of 1982-1983 caused approximately 100,000 people worldwide to suffer from depression, the incidence of mental illness increased by 38%, and traffic accidents increased by at least 5,000. times or more. The reason is that global climate anomalies and weather disasters have exceeded the psychological endurance of some people.

Psychiatric experts have discovered that people’s emotions are more or less affected by the weather. If a person reacts strongly to weather changes, especially the stimulation of bad weather, and shows various symptoms of discomfort: fatigue, physical weakness, forgetfulness, starry eyes, nervousness, depression, lack of energy at work, reduced work efficiency, sleep Unwellness, migraine, difficulty concentrating, fear, sweating, chills, loss of appetite, frequent urination, sensory organ disturbances, gastrointestinal disorders, nervousness, irritability, rapid heartbeat, fainting, cramps, bone pain, spinal misalignment, and Surgery scar pain and more. Then he may have "weather disease".

In fact, complaints about the weather are generally less common during times of economic hardship or war, but have increased over the past few decades. On the one hand, this may be due to the unstable weather; on the other hand, it may also be attributed to our modern lifestyle - various physical and mental burdens, stress, sleeping and eating habits, tobacco and alcohol consumption, and lack of rest. A worthwhile vacation and a fast pace of work. These factors increase environmental stress and make us less adaptable to natural impacts. Thus forming a unique civilization disease of modern society: meteorological disease. Data show that this disease accounts for approximately 50% to 70% of the total population in developed countries.

Five factors that determine sensitivity to weather

1. Gender - women are more sensitive

Women are more sensitive to weather changes than men. Complaints of physical discomfort due to the weather were more common. The survey found that differences in how men and women feel about the weather exist in almost all age groups. This difference increases with age and reaches a maximum when women enter menopause. After the age of 60, the difference in responses between men and women becomes correspondingly smaller.

For women, the biggest differences are fatigue, nervousness, sleep, blood circulation and autonomic nerve disorders, headaches, emotional depression and fear. In general, women are more sensitive to changes in weather than men and react with greater intensity.

2. Age - middle-aged people have the strongest reaction

Age is the most important factor in determining the intensity of weather changes. Even babies and small children are affected by the weather. Their reactions to meteorological factors mainly include symptoms such as poor mood, restlessness, crying, quarrelsomeness, fatigue, no interest in playing, poor sleep, diarrhea, vomiting and loss of appetite.

Some data show that people’s sensitivity to weather increases in the first 20 years of life. About one-third of middle-aged people have obvious feelings about weather changes. When women reach menopause, about half of them will complain about the influence of the weather. But after the age of 60, the frequency of sensitivity to weather changes begins to drop to between 30% and 50%. 3. Physique - a direction that is still under in-depth research

The strength of the response to weather changes should be related to a person's temperament and body fluids. Although the relationship between constitutional type and weather is still considered uncertain, attempts have been made over the past few decades to develop a biometeorological typology based primarily on constitutional type that could be applied to psychiatry.

4. Personality - timid people should pay special attention

If you find that you are more prone to emotional instability, pessimism, self-denial, irritability, and excitement than the average person , shy, have difficulty in interpersonal communication, stage fright, easily frustrated, and you tend to feel weather changes more strongly than others.

5. Social levels - the classes at the "two ends" are afraid of weather changes

Social elites and poor people should be careful, because the high and the low, between Those at both ends of society are most vulnerable to the effects of the weather, while those in the middle are least affected. In the event of adverse weather conditions, upper class individuals tend to experience symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, mood swings, heart and circulatory problems, increased pain, and a common reluctance to work. The lower classes often experience symptoms of fatigue, exhaustion, heart and circulatory disorders, and rheumatism and broken bone pain. People in the middle class are more likely to complain about fatigue and making mistakes at work.

How much can the weather affect you?

Experts believe that when a cold wave hits, or a typhoon passes, or the temperature suddenly drops and rises, or strong winds, fog, rainy weather, etc., If symptoms such as depression, fatigue and sleepiness, insomnia, easy awakening, headache, irritability, anxiety, loss of appetite, etc. occur in healthy people, but no other cause can be found, and similar symptoms appear whenever the weather changes, then "Weather disease" can basically be diagnosed.

But different people have very different instinctive reactions to weather changes. According to different reactions, experts divide people into three types.

1. Mild - slight fluctuation type

This kind of people do not feel pain when the weather changes, but their mood and health will fluctuate.

2. Moderate - unstable type

The autonomic nervous system of this kind of people is not stable enough, and they react more strongly to the stimulation of bad weather than the first type of people. , also earlier. When the weather changes suddenly, they will have headaches and cannot sleep well. They will also feel tired, in a bad mood and become easily agitated. They may also be unable to concentrate. They may also have reactions after drinking only a small amount of alcohol. They may also drive after drinking. Sometimes the reaction will be slower than usual. According to surveys, about 60% of people feel that they belong to this type. Even by very strict bioclimatic standards, one in three people falls into this category.

3. Severe - Sensitive type

This type of people are usually patients who may suffer from cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis or have suffered injuries such as fractures. wait. When the weather suddenly gets colder or hotter, they may experience pain from wounds or worsening of chronic conditions.

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The impact of weather on people

1. Hot and humid weather will affect the accuracy of people's reactions. Human reactivity is best in June and worst in December. Therefore, the traffic accident rate is generally higher in winter.

2. When the temperature is 18℃, the human brain thinks most quickly; when the temperature is above 35℃, the human brain will feel fatigued; although low temperature makes the human brain clear, the efficiency of brain use is not ideal.

3. A stable climate in which air pressure, temperature, and humidity do not rise or fall significantly is conducive to human longevity. Because the older you get, the more sensitive you are to climate change.

4. The time when the air is freshest is not in the morning. And on the contrary, air pollution is the most serious in the morning, evening and night, with the highest peaks at 7pm and 7am. During the year, the air is the freshest in summer and autumn, and the air pollution is the heaviest in the first one or two months of spring and winter. During the day, the air is fresher and cleaner at noon and afternoon.