Is summer too hot to affect people's mood?

The hot summer brings people not only physical discomfort but also emotional distress. Medical psychology research believes that people's emotions, moods and behaviors are all related to seasonal changes. The influence of climatic conditions on the emotional regulation center of human body is obviously enhanced. This is because hot weather will affect the emotional regulation center of human hypothalamus and have a negative impact on people's psychology and emotions. Psychologists call it "emotional heatstroke", also known as "summer emotional disorder".

In summer, the rise and fall of temperature will directly affect people's activities, and even the temperature rise of 1℃ will sometimes affect the normal operation of human body. According to relevant statistics, 16% of normal people will lose their temper because of high temperature. About 10% people will have abnormal emotions, moods and behaviors. People's emotions are closely related to the climate, especially when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius, the sunshine exceeds 12 hours, and the humidity is higher than 80%, the incidence of people's emotional disorders increases obviously. Psychiatrists' research also found that when the temperature continues to be high, mental patients get up and wander, unable to sleep, and the chances of emotional changes, fidgeting, shouting curses, throwing things, and self-abuse (including suicide) are much higher than usual. Furthermore, the occurrence of this summer mood disorder is not only related to the change of temperature, but also related to how much people sweat, sleep time and diet. The weather is too hot, which leads to a lot of sweating. Coupled with poor sleep and loss of appetite, it is easy to cause emotional and behavioral abnormalities and "emotional heatstroke".

Self-care of "emotional heatstroke": "emotional heatstroke" is very harmful to people's physical and mental health. For patients with certain diseases, once they are badly stimulated, they will often make their condition worse.

As the old saying goes, "peace of mind is naturally cool." Therefore, in the hot summer, we should pay attention to self-psychological adjustment and maintain a good mental state. When we feel upset, we might as well think about a pool of clear water, a green forest, a blue sky and other cool things to calm down and get a good mood. In addition, food and shelter in summer is very important for white-collar workers. When the weather is hot, you should try to increase the rest time, have a light diet, and properly supplement water and salt when sweating, especially vegetable soup and juice. When you encounter troubles, you should learn to "deal with them coldly", that is, the hotter the weather, the greater the pressure, the more calm you should be. Besides, you should have a sense of humor. Humor can not only bring joy to life, but also dilute contradictions, relax mood, eliminate depression, relax nervous nerves in humorous words, play the role of self-comfort, and help to maintain a good mood.