There’s all the bright lights and noise of Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day, or even the beach. There are so many social expectations we struggle with. And the heat itself can be overwhelming. Does anyone else find summer heat to be completely draining? It’s so much mental and emotional labor…

  • @Noxvento
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    I’m not autistic and I absolutely hate the heat. I hate to sweat doing barely anything, sleeping naked and still feeling overheated, and not having an aircondition at home. (Europe). Meanwhile every summer is getting hotter and hotter.

    • flawedmind
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      There are places where I think homes should have AC as a standard. This has included a lot of places for quite a while, but it’s sounded the last couple years like parts of Europe are there, too.

    • @T0rrent01OP
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      Seriously privileged people in the US can be so entitled, they seem to not know life outside of their own little air-conditioned bubble. They take everything for granted and it’s so ridiculous.

      It’s almost like there are more countries in the world than the US. And more cultures in the world than white America.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 year ago

        Jesus Christ you sound like an asshole.

        I’m autistic and to have this level of reaction to someone attempting to agree with you is just vile.

        You need to take a look at yourself ffs

        • neo (he/him)
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          61 year ago

          op gets mad at a euro, calls him an entitled us white boy

          peak sanity here

        • @T0rrent01OP
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          -51 year ago

          Oh dear, I’m so sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings!! It’s so hard to understand other people’s feelings. One of the hardest parts of being ND.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            You can still take responsibility for being an ass even if you didn’t realise it immediately. Don’t double down and blame the victim.

      • neonfire
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        no one brought up the US. Plenty of old homes and apartments don’t have AC. You can buy them yourself and stick it in the window. Plenty of non white folk in the US have AC. hth

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Implicit racism; up there with “white kids and poor kids” from Joe Biden. The idea that Black/African American=Poor and in the hood, is really 60s era.

  • Cora
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    I hate the heat, and especially sweating when I’m not specifically exercising. The other day it was 43C / 110F (Texas), and it’s miserable. 😭

  • Nanachi
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    Summer with air conditioning is cool (pun intended)
    Summer without air conditioning is a form of torture applied by the CIA, especially during the nights

    • flawedmind
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      Yeah, it got into the low 90s today here, and we have no AC. We open windows at night and use fans and cold food and drinks during the day.

  • Pieplup 🐧
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    101 year ago

    summer not good for pengu. pengus aren’t meant for such heat. Pengu has super severe sensory issues.

  • A Chilean Cyborg
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    Meh, hate the heat sooooooo much, love fireworks, kinda dislike Christmas (is summer in chile) and loooooove the beach, hate forest fires and the drought… but as to struggle? meh.

    I like national holidays here in chile (18 of September) vacation time, many excuses to eat tasty and is in spring.

    100% team winter tough.

  • @Danatronic
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    Oh god the heat. It’s hit 100 F most days of the last week here (Texas). I try not to go outside in direct sunlight at all, and not in the shade for longer than 5 minutes.

    • flawedmind
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      That is horrible. Take a cool drink of choice with you if you can, especially if the heat gets you.

  • @encync2
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    71 year ago

    Ugh, I know. And the ash and stuff from the Canadian wildfires isn’t helping for those of us in the US whose cities are experiencing high AQI.

    I pretty much sweat ALL the time (even on super cold days) so summer is the worst. And people just feel the need to randomly set off fireworks in residential neighborhoods in summer, anyway, so not only is it annoying to hear the sudden sounds without warning, it’s also dangerous!

    • flawedmind
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      You have my sympathy. We’ve had that for several years in the American West now, and we know to expect the fires, smoke, and drought. I hope you don’t get this every year. Don’t get me started on illegal fireworks, especially in brushland.

  • @guriinii
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    Yeah, the heats been pretty bad in the UK this year, with more heat on the way.

    I feel you with the social expectation and noise. We have Bonfire Night which I just firework hell, for days. Then people just randomly set them off all the way through to Christmas and then it’s worse at new year. Then another month of random fireworks.

  • @[email protected]
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    I just don’t take part in those kinds of things. Most of my friends and family understand and don’t even bring it up to me, and those who do are only asking because they want to spend time with me.

    And yes, fuck summer heat. Once it hits 25 Celsius I stay inside. I miss winter.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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    It’s the daylight I struggle with most. I don’t know why but I can’t sleep until the sun has been down a couple hours and then I usually wake up at first light. According to my mom I didn’t even nap as a baby.

    My room is mostly blacked out but when I wake up at night if I can’t tell how bright it is outside I assume I over slept and get a jolt of adrenaline.

    I look forward to being able to sleep more than 6 hours again. I look forward to being awake enough to cope with people.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    Me too. Also, AC + fan make constant continuous noise, but they’re basically required for me to even begin to feel comfortable. I’ve mostly gotten used to the noise, but when I’m already overloaded, it’s not a nice thing.

    • @zeppo
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      I used to have a giant cat who would meow so loudly that it hurt my ears. I also get very tired of background noise. I figured out that I could wear ear muffs (like the kind for construction/shooting ranges) and it blocks out steady noise and makes momentary loud sounds into “oh, there’s this sound” vs something painful or distracting. Also I get amazing, deeper sleep when I wear them. Awesome for noisy roommates/family and hotels.

  • @moitoi
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    I’m living in a European country and the local biggest town decided to replace the tradition firework by a light show. It’s one of the best decision they took (with the reducing of car traffic).

    • @T0rrent01OP
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      It’s July 4th today so I can relate a lot. It’s pretty shameful how individualistic and inconsiderate our culture can be.

  • Ryan
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    I’m not a fan of either extreme, absolutely love Spring & Autumn. I wouldn’t say that Summer is a struggle for me, but I definitely see how it can be a slog for some people.

    I never understood the fascination with the beach, though…it’s where dirt meets water. [insert “WTF!?” face]

    I have a bath-tub & an imagination, I’m good…

    Through my public meltdowns in years past, my friends & family have learned to accommodate my people-ing issues, but yeah, that learning curve was rough.

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      I love every season but summer, but autumn is my favorite for coffee and all things apple.

      [edit to add: Summer is very draining for both of us. I don’t have angry meltdowns, but I just break into a tired ball of roastedness and it being hard to think right. My mother just sleeps a lot and roasts. Heavens forbid we don’t drink enough.]

  • @FollyDolly
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    Ugh, I’m helping a friend move and I am just covered in sweat. It’s muggy and sticky and I am so over it. It feels like I’m trying to breath in syrup.

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    Yep, there’s a reason my parents only ever took me to a single firework show when I was growing up

    I was too young to remember it now, but apparently I had a meltdown of some sort