{"id":35654,"date":"2022-07-29T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healmary.nl\/?p=35654"},"modified":"2022-08-01T21:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T19:06:26","slug":"zomer-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healmary.nl\/en\/zomer-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"This is why you have more anxiety in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people think that winter is the season to feel down. But it might as well be cloudy in your head when the sun is shining outside.<\/em><\/p>\n

Just because it's beach weather doesn't mean you're comfortable in your own skin. For many people with anxiety, the summer months are the worst. If you prefer to crawl under your bed and stay there until fall, while everyone is casually celebrating summer, remember these things.<\/p>\n

Summer dip<\/strong>
\nThe well-known winter dip has a summer counterpart<\/a>: Reserve Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or Summer Sad affects about 1 in 10 people who also suffer from winter depression. Research also confirms that anxiety skyrockets with seasonal changes.<\/p>\n

Panic Attack<\/strong>
\nBeing exposed to high temperatures can exacerbate anxiety as well as anxiety-like symptoms.<\/p>\n

Your body reacts to heat in a similar way to a panic attack, which may feel like an intense anxiety attack to you, but it isn't always. If the humidity is high, it is also more difficult to concentrate while your energy levels drop drastically and your body cannot cool down properly.<\/p>\n

Sweating, lightheadedness, nausea, shortness of breath and an increased heart rate are symptoms that occur with both heat and panic.<\/p>\n

Stress hormones<\/strong>
\nIn the summer you make more of the stress hormone cortisol. This was discovered by a researcher from the Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland. The cortisol turns your nervous system upside down, and voila: more anxiety-like complaints and worse anxiety than in cooler months.<\/p>\n

Fomo is real<\/strong>
\nThe pressure to socialize and have fun peaks in the summer. Especially in the Netherlands, the summer is short, and you can constantly get in the way of yourself thinking that you have to do everything, because 'it will soon be over'.<\/p>\n

bikini season
\n<\/strong>The season of body suits and mini bikinis is here. Whether you're scrolling through your feed or looking around at the beach, if you're prone to comparing yourself to others, summer is a minefield of triggers. And you feel that in your body.<\/p>\n

\"Heal<\/a><\/p>\n

Come through the summer\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn short, those who have anxiety can have an extra hard time in the summer. How do you get through the season with anxiety?<\/p>\n