Before I came to Settle in Sweden, I always heard a stereotype of Sweden, that is, the Swedish summer is particularly beautiful, and the abundant daylight makes people feel happy, but the Swedish winter is long, cold and gloomy, which makes people feel depressed.
And the data shows that in Sweden, a paradise of high welfare, the suicide rate is very high, and it is often said that one of the reasons is the weather, especially in winter.
I moved from warm North Africa to the cold Nordic city of Stockholm at the end of December, and the plane really gave me a glimpse into the power of Swedish winter.
The cold in Stockholm is wet and cold, and I jokingly say that in Stockholm in the winter I have never seen the ground dry, no. Rain is snow, and the ground is always wet.
The few days of writing articles are more than ten degrees below zero, one day I pushed my child to walk in a park near my home, and my jaw was frozen along the way!
Not only is the cold torturous, but in winter sweden, it starts to get dark after three o'clock in the afternoon, and the short sunshine time makes people inevitably a little unspiritual, and over time, isn't it a little depressed?
I have experienced two winters in Sweden, and in these two winters, from pregnancy to postpartum, due to lack of sleep and changes in hormones in the body, my mood is more susceptible to environmental influences, so sometimes it is inevitable that I will have a low mood.
The advice given by locals is to be sure to supplement vitamin D in time to make up for the lack of sunshine.
Fortunately, I am a person who gives a little sunshine, as long as the sky is clear, as long as I eat delicious Chinese food and cakes, as long as I drink a cup of coffee that I like to taste, I can immediately be happy!
People always complain about the gloomy winter in Sweden, but swedish winter is also very beautiful. Especially on sunny days after snow, like Grimm's fairytale world, seeing such a beautiful scenery, I can't bear to complain about winter!
Winter
Whenever the winter is sunny, I always push the baby early while taking the camera to take pictures, or throw the baby to my dad on the weekend, and ask my new friends to go out to eat and take photos, such a winter time is not only not depressed, but also very happy!
I think what Swedish winter has taught me is not to waste such a good time when the sun is shining, to enjoy life early, and to learn to wait patiently when it is cold and gloomy, and after a long night is another dawn!
Well, today's chicken soup ends here, in fact, I mainly want to share the recent photos, whether you like it or not, anyway, I like and enjoy the process of taking pictures!
Doing what you love is also a great way to combat depression!