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Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with the SUN?

Suzanne

Suzanne

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I wondered why I feel lonely when the sun is shining after several days of very dull and miserable weather conditons? Then it came to me. Because I have brightness sensitivities. I have to wear sunglasses when it is bright or the sun is out.

I guess, also, because of extreme agoraphobia, I cannot, just go out and enjoy walking in the fresh, sunny air.
 
I prefer sunlight, although I squint a lot in the sun because if I open my eyes wide the light of the sun (or bright white clouds) makes me sneeze. But I still prefer the sun to the dark, even though I'm agoraphobic too.
 
Yes I do. I have very pale skin. I never tan much. I just freckle. Bright summer sun hurts my skin. It feels like little needles.

For this and other reasons, I prefer the night. I like a nice spring or fall day. Or an early June day, sorta warm, but cool enough to have a sweater on hand.

I love the desert. I love the seashore. I love the mountains. I love grasslands and being on fishing boats and coast guard vessels at sea. I like hitch hiking and camping and fishing. Exploring new trails and collecting weeds. Watching animals and little children in their native habitats.

But I don't tan at all. So I have solved this sometimes by veiling. Keeping a long pashmina shawl with me to shade my face and shoulders. On super hot days, when I'm out, I carry a parasol (old umbrella).

I love the sun, and dry heat. But I thrive in the evenings. And in the rain and mist, I come alive. I get so energetic when it's misty or foggy out. It's almost as if my cellular dna is activated.
 
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I'm good, as long as I have sunglasses and the sense to limit my skin when it comes to overall exposure, particularly in the summer. I live in the High Desert, where most people enjoy the sun.
 
I love the sun but my skin does not. I'm fair skinned and have light colored eyes so sunscreen, sunglasses and long sleeves are everyday wear for me.
 
Forest Cat said:
I have more of a love/love relationship with it. I just want more sun.
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I can't imagine living at your latitude. Lake Louise, Alberta is as far north as I have ever been. And in the summer and not the winter.
 
No h8, just love. Being a nudist, the sun is more familiar with me than with most people.
 
I’m soooo sensitive to light, too. It makes me feel like a battery that’s being rapidly drained. What most people consider a normal amount of light is waaaaay too much for me. I keep it very dim and dark in my house. And this is one of the reasons I dislike summer so much—too much light.
 
Kalinychta said:
I’m soooo sensitive to light, too. It makes me feel like a battery that’s being rapidly drained. What most people consider a normal amount of light is waaaaay too much for me. I keep it very dim and dark in my house. And this is one of the reasons I dislike summer so much—too much light.
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You would love it here then, these days the sun barely gets above the horizon, then it moves just a little to the right and starts going down again at 2pm. :)
 
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Forest Cat said:
You would love it here then, these days the sun barely gets above the horizon, then it moves just a little to the right and starts going down again at 2pm. :)
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I’ve actually thought about it before, ha! I love the cold and the dark up there. A friend of mine and I have a running joke about moving to Svalbard and storming the seed bank à la the Bastille.
 
I can’t stand the summer and being out in the sun, I hate sweating, it’s too bright and it makes my skin feel prickly lol. I can withstand it for about 10 mins before I get over stimulated and get cross. I like being inside when it’s really hot.
 
For me it is nothing about feeling something physical in my skin, but I do feel depressed on sunny days, specially in afternoons.

I don't know why, I feel miseable in a summer day; I feel happier when it is raining or a cold weather. Ironically I'm from Costa Rica, a tropical country which every tourist loves those sunsets at the beach lol.
 
Forest Cat said:
I have been there, I think you will find Spitsbergen surprisingly easy to invade. No one is expecting that, they'll never see it coming. :)
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Well we’re counting on the sentinels in the seed bank not surrendering quietly. In fact we’ve written two epic poems about it, and they involve quite a lot of very theatrical and very grand spectacles. :neutral:
 
Sunlight is necessary for the survival of higher life forms on this planet, but it has also given me severe blistering sunburns many times in the past.
 
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