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Why Is Anxiety Worse in Spring?

Anxiety can strike at any time, but for some it can rise and fall according to environmental issues. If springtime is the most anxious time for you, it may be due to several factors. Consider the possibility that a mixture of environmental and personal changes may be at the core.

  1. Allergies

    • Many people suffer from airborn allergins and Spring is a fertile time of year. Our bodies react to these allergins by often irritating our nervous system. In doing so, our heart rate may increase giving way to surges of adrenaline which in turn can elevate anxiety symptoms, such as, sweating, fast heart beat, and dizziness.

    Medications

    • Medications, especially over-the-counter, used in treating allergies also contains ingredients that can elevate our heart rate. Whenever this exists, any propensity towards nervousness can happen. For more information on the symptoms most common with anxiety, check out additional management and therapies at www.anxietymanagement.com/

    Wind and Weather Changes

    • Weather can change so quickly in the early Spring months. Blowing winds can bring warmer temps, but also kick up dust and dirt. Any airborn irritants can leave way for allergy symptoms associated with anxiety. For those vunerable to asthma related anxiety, Spring can be a volatile time for these symptoms as well.

    Change is in the Air

    • Spring is also the time of year for transition. Often signifying the end of a schoolyear, many college and high school students may find themselves a bit apprehensive about this new found independence. Even good change can make us anxious. While many of us parents of these budding adults have looked forward to this stage, we too, can feel sorrow, grief and anxiety over the end of their childhood days.

    Inventory past Traumas

    • If a cycle has emerged in which you notice anxiety occuring at a particular time of year, consider checking your history for personal traumas. Often our mood will change around the very circumstances surrounding the trauma. For example, if you cared for an ill parent who passed away in the Spring of the year, you might find yourself especially moody during the Spring months. Pay attention to your unique set of symptoms so that you can take better care of yourself before Spring comes again. Click on www.anxman.org/ for a great resource on all the new research into anxiety treatments.

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