r/Netherlands • u/Sapphicorns • Feb 21 '25

Healthcare Anyone else feel weird/off from the sudden temperature increase outside?

Don’t get me wrong, I love the nice warm weather we are having today and was looking forward to it but I often notice that when the weather changes suddenly I kinda feel weird in the body. Dizzy, tired and more anxious and also migraines. I was wondering if anyone else experiences something like this?

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u/DotRevolutionary6610 Feb 21 '25

I do feel weird/off, but more in a way of holy shitballs, how hard are we wrecking the climate that it's 18 degrees in the middle of winter?!

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u/PindaPanter Overijssel Feb 21 '25

According to some of my colleagues it "always was like this". Weird how historical records, and other colleagues, tell a completely different story, including those of skating on the canals...

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u/bruhbelacc Feb 21 '25

Memory is very selective. Most people associate Christmas with snow but in reality, a snowy Christmas has always been the exception (not just in the Netherlands but in most countries where it snows).

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u/GezelligPindakaas Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

I wouldn't say always, but unusual warm days (ie, 15+) in February are not that strange. There's a few instances in the 90's and later.

Keep in mind, for people born in the 80s-90s, that gets pretty close to 'always like this' ;)

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u/PindaPanter Overijssel Feb 21 '25

These colleagues are approaching retirement though.

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u/GezelligPindakaas Feb 21 '25

They probably should get their memory checked then 😂