Here’s How We Can Combat “August Anxiety”

Some people call it “August Anxiety”, some call it “Summertime Sadness” - this feeling of real sadness and uneasiness in anticipation of the end of summer is real and is felt by many. August is the last third of summer, and we really don’t want to curl up into a ball of anxiety when we can enjoy summer to its fullest. Debra Kissen, PhD, explains to Refinery29 that there are things that we can do to re-wire our brain to handle August differently: 

The core skill that you need to develop in order to combat August anxiety is simply mindfulness, she says.  "Gently notice that thought of future distress, and without judgment, just return back to the present moment," 
It's also worthwhile to find ways to be present, whether that's spending time in nature or literally just watching TV without scrolling your phone at the same time. "It's so much harder and harder to be present, because real-life distractions keep injecting themselves," Dr. Kissen says. "Our minds are so used to being given this pace of information that it doesn’t know how to slow down." And if that still doesn't help, the next best thing you can do for the rest of the month is commiserate with other people and blast the Lana Del Ray.

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This summer can't end fast enough for me. First week of September and it's going to be at or near 100 all week here, with humidity of 80%. Myself, I get the sadz at the end of winter, not summer, for spring in these parts lasts for about a week before it's at least 90 again.
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The last third of summer is August 21st to September 21st (the end of September!). It's literally based on the earths position around it's orbit, the angle of tilt of the planet, and what hemisphere you live on. August isn't the last third of summer, when summer only began on June 21st.This is like saying that Christmas is in the middle of winter, when it's only four days into winter.
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