Are people's moods scientifically proven to be affected by the weather?
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a change in weather creates a difference in the hormonal secretion thereby affecting the mood.eg.in summer if the power goes off...the mind gets agitated.and in the winter u feel more sleepy.
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Possibly Seasonal Affective Disorder? It causes depression in winter months.
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Everyone has those days.  Some more than others.  Weather has a lot to do w/ it.  If you notice, you are peppier on sunny days vs gloomy days.  If its rainy and yucky out, chances are, its a struggle to get out of bed.
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yes scientists say that they tend to get angry when it rains
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In 1877, S.Weir Mitchell, a Philadelphia doctor wrote an article in the prestigious American Journal of Medical Sciences on "The Relation of Pain to Weather". The article related the onset and degree of pain recorded in a log by a Union Captain, whose leg had been amputated after a Civil War injury, to local weather conditions. He observed that the pain began as pressures fell and humidity and temperatures rose, conditions usually associated with an approaching storm. He noted the pain continued until the pressures began to rise and humidities began to fall as the storm departed.\n\nSeventy years later in Germany, another very similar study confirmed this relationship and really kick-started a new science, called Biometeorology. Formed from the two Greek words "bios" meaning life and meteoros meaning "the study of phenomena up above (thus weather phenomena in the atmosphere)". The new science studied the effect of weather on life (health).\n\nThis time the two players were Otto Hollich, a PhD student at the University of Hamburg and Claus Thurkow, a German soldier. Claus had lost an arm in 1945 after heavy shrapnel injury suffered in World War II. He kept a detailed daily log of the onset, degree and duration of pain for five years while the meteorology student tracked the daily weather. The meteorology student used more sophisticated statistical methods than the earlier study but the results were very much the same. He noted that the pain began when pressure fell and humidities rose, the first sign of an approaching storm. The research showed the pain continued until the storm and cold front finally passed, pressures began to rise and temperatures and humidities began to fall.\n\nFigure 1\n\n(click here for larger image) \nThe pain and weather relationship has since been established beyond reasonable doubt from further controlled studies. After that study, much additional research in both the US and abroad has since established relationships between many ailments and weather conditions. The Germans have taken a world lead in this new discipline. The German meteorological service for years now have provided daily advice and advisories to hospitals, doctors and clinics in Germany on which ailments are likely to be aggravated due to expected weather conditions.\n\nIn this country, the principle proponent of the science of Biometeorology was the late Helmut Landsberg, Professor at the University of Maryland and the father of modern Climatology. He catalogued many ailments and their weather connection in the landmark book "Weather and Health, An Introduction to Biometeorology
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It changes their mood. \n\nThis article talks about this.
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My moods definitly change with seasons. I mean in winter I'm depressed and in summer charged and full of energy. By the seaside I feel wonderful and in the sunshine marvelous. So, I guess the weather conditions could have the same effects, but it's different from person to person.
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no.  it affects the tides in a big way though, which can lead to weather.  But the moon doesn't affect our weather directly
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it does not predict the weather....but if you have a storm moving in...the direction the storm is moving makes a difference
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Yes and it causes a disorder called sad..seasonal disorder..its listed at the sight below and here are some key health facts about the outcome of the lack of daylight.If you want more info about sad.. please go to the website mentioned here in my notes below.. \n\nDepression is a common condition, 15% of the population will suffer from clinical depression at some point in their lives.\n\nEverybody has periods where they feel low, or down. These are normal emotions, and appropriate after bad news, bereavement and so forth.   However, depression – the illness, is persistent, and help is required to recover. The difference with depression is when the unhappiness is without cause, or lasts much longer and is out of proportion to circumstances, or seems beyond the sufferers personal control to manage.\n\nDepression affects people differently.  Some are mildly affected – often known as dysthymia,  and manage to function despite their condition.  Others may be severely depressed and find it very difficult to carry out even the most basic tasks., such as washing and dressing.\n\nThere are also different types of depression, such as the episodes of depression, followed by elation in manic depression  (bipolar affective disorder, SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and PND (post natal depression).\n\nSpike Milligan and Winston Churchill were two famous manic depressives.  Depression is not selective of class, status or upbringing.\n\nSYMPTOMS\n\nSymptoms are many, varied and not all sufferers will exhibit the same problems. They may include:\n\nContinual low mood\nFeeling of inadequacy\nFeeling “tearful” and “emotional”\nIrritability\nAnger / aggression\nAnxiety\nLack of motivation\nLack of social interest\nPoor personal care\nIrrational / guilty thoughts\nFeeling of hopelessness\nSuicidal thoughts\nTired all the time\nLoss of appetite / weight\nComfort eating\nInability to sleep\nDisturbed sleep\nLoss of concentration\nSleeping too much / not waking refreshed\nLoss of libido\nAvoiding people / social situations\nLack of energy\nFeeling physically ill\nExtreme lethargy\nBleak and pessimistic view of the future\n\nN.B. Anxiety and depression are closely linked. Anxiety can cause depression, and depression can cause anxiety.\n\n\n\nSO WHY DO I FEEL LIKE THIS?\n\nDepression is a complex illness, and can occur for several reasons.\n\nIn a person suffering from depression, levels of neuro-transmitters are lowered. One of these is serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5HT).\n\nIt can be triggered as a result of a number of causes:\n\nSocial Circumstances\nUnemployment, divorce or break down of relationship, bereavement, redundancy, sudden/dramatic change to personal circumstances\n\nPhysical Conditions\n\nGlandular fever, influenza, anaemia, diseases such as multiple sclerosis, severe arthritis,  and treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy\n\nHormonal Changes\nPregnancy, resulting in PND – about 10% of all women experience significant PND.  Depression presents more commonly in women (this may also be because men are more reluctant to visit their doctor)\n\nPsychological Conditions\nSufferers of anxiety may also find they develop depression. Unresolved psychological issues also contribute. About 60% of people suffering chronically with anxiety and panic will also develop associated depression.\n\nDrug and Alcohol Abuse\n\nWHAT TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE?\n\nEach sufferer is an individual, and treatments vary.  Many people combine treatments for optimum effect, i.e. medication and counselling. The preferred choice at present is SSRI’s along with CBT. The medication is to lift the mood enough to be able to take on board and learn skills needed to overcome the condition long term.\n\nThe first step is to visit your GP. They can confirm your diagnosis and ensure your depression does not have a physical cause.  You must be prepared to be honest with yourself and your GP. If you have some unresolved issues, medication alone will not
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Atmospheric pressure is continually fluctuating, and researchers in the Ukraine have found that slight low-frequency atmospheric oscillations can influence human mental activity, causing significant changes in attention and short term memory functions. So next time you find it hard to concentrate at work, blame it on the pressure!
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No.   A study was done by a japanese physicist that proved that the actual molecular structure of water changes as a reaction to the emotional environment around it.  \n\nFor example, a happy environment causes the molecules to form beautiful snowflake-like shapes.  While, an angry environment will cause it to look very jagged and forboding.   \n\nI know that sounds pretty crazy, but there's proof of it.  And nobody knows why that is.
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Pressure changes affect the wind.  Temperature change determines whether it will rain or snow.
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Some scientists believe that the weather affects humans much more than we realise in much the same way as it does animals. We already know about S.A.D. ( Seasonal affected disorder) which makes a sufferer feel depressed when not receiving enough sunlight which helps the body to produce vitamin D. Symptoms include lethargy , lack of appetite and generally feeling low and disinterested. Some people are particularly susceptible to magnetism and static caused by storms and suffer from a wide range of symptoms such as feeling nervous and jumpy before a storm and headaches and nausea.\nThis expression has been around for a number of years so I imagine that because people lived closer to nature years ago they had a greater understanding of this phenomenon and that's probably where the saying emerged.
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Do some reading about a condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder. It basically causes mood disturbances during different times of the year that could include irritability as one of the symptoms.
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Somehow I believe it does. We are creatures of our environment. In the wild when there is a full moon, deer and other animals are quite active because they are able to see better during the night. The moon affects the tides and inherently weather patterns as well. I know I feel different on a rainy day than when the sun is shinning brightly outside. We evolved living in nature and though we often live quite disconnected from it now it is the nature of our primal being to be affected by the world around us.
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Yes I am a firm believer in the weather affecting you in many ways. SAD is a disorder that is associated with having little sunshine (Seasonal Affective Disorder)... I found the greatest difference when I moved to Nevada and then back to Wisconsin. and the sun shines so little here that I don't even believe the sky is blue here but just this yucky grey color... And it is extremely depressing. Also humidity can make you feel sluggish and irritable too... It isn't just our heads that can screw us up but our enviroment also plays a big part in how we feel.