Colours and moods changes

A serene countryside sunset casts a vibrant orange glow over the horizon, silhouetting the landscape and trees in peaceful hues.

I was recently listening to the radio and I heard mixed views about autumn or fall season. You may call it autumn or fall depending on where you live. I am divided on this season; I definitely love the colours of autumn. The colours are rich and vibrant even though the season of itself I do not like because it signals shorter days and longer nights. It signals colder temperatures and indoors. Not that I mind being indoors but I like to be indoors and see that it is sunny outside instead of it being grey and miserable. Although I am not so much of an outdoorsy person I love to be out in the garden or going out to visit different places but not when it is cold and dark. I prefer doing such things when it is warm and sunny.

Here is my take on autumn. There are two perspectives in my opinion when it comes to the season changes. You either love it or you don’t. Let’s look at it from the two perspectives. This is my opinion no, science behind it.

You love autumn if you are leaning slightly towards the introverted side of the scale. The shorter days and the colder nights encourage us to stay indoors, not socialise as much as we did during the summer because of course it gets darker much earlier in the day. It also encourages us to want to curl up near a warm fire or warm room with blankets and our favourite snacks. It is also the time of the year when popular tv shows like Strictly Come Dancing, I am a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and other similar tv programmes are back on our screens and adds to the attractiveness of staying indoors and going out is less attractive. It encourages friends and families to gather round the tv whilst watching their favourite programme. It is also a time for the leaves to change colours from green to vibrant reds, oranges and yellows which is a contrast to the shorter and darker days. The change in colour of the leaves create a vibrant background and contrast to the cold grey mornings which is very common during this time of the year.

You don’t love autumn if you are leaning slightly towards the extroverted side of the scale. You view the shorter and colder nights as a hindrance to meet up and socialise not so much on your side but more for some of the people who you meet up with. You are not that interested about the return of popular tv shows because you prefer to be at the centre of it. Even the lovely vibrant colours of autumn don’t make up of the social aspect that you lose in autumn. You feel the impact of the season because the colours and moods changes comes directly after summer. After long summer days and nights with all types of beautiful colours and warm and sunny days you are suddenly thrown into dark and cold days and it does not help your moods. It starts getting darker by fifteen minutes from midsummer but you do not notice the impact until September.

Interestingly, whether you are leaning towards the introverted or extroverted side of the scale the season change, can affect your mood changes. In my opinion the introverted becomes more introverted because there is no pressure from friends and family to socialise because of the season whilst during the summer months or the longer and brighter days you will have someone who will not take no for an answer and would persuade you to get out and socialise. The lack of sun and shorter days does impact on the extroverted because amongst their circle of friends are also the introverted who now prefer to be indoors rather than out socialising.

I would say that on some days I lean towards one or the other. I do not stay on one side of the scale throughout the season. I love when the sun is out even if its only for a short while but of course in autumn you get more grey days than sunny days as autumn prepares us for winter.

As the colours and mood changes because of the season my advise to you is to take care of your mental health by planning to do something that lifts your mood. It does not have to be something big, it could be as simple as joining a walking group or meeting someone for coffee outside of your home.