10 sources of anxiety for people who dread hot weather
Summer isn't all fun and games.
Though many see the season as a magical time for carefree activities like frolicking on the beach, swimming or enjoying a delicious ice cream cone, for some, summer's scorching temperatures elicit a great deal of anxiety.
With warm weather comes the promise of sweat, humidity and serious struggles like the grueling task of installing your air conditioning unit.
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Here are 10 all-too-familiar anxieties that people who hate warm weather have surely experienced.
1. Being terrified to touch your fiery, sunlight-drenched steering wheel
Also, use extreme caution when putting on your seatbelt because that little metal buckle gets as hot as an iron.
2. Dreading the nauseating smell of hot garbage wafting through the city's summer air
Run for cover...oh wait, it's probably too hot to run.
3. The fear of your glasses falling off your face as a result of face sweat
As if glasses weren't stressful enough...
4. Helplessly feeling your hair gradually expand throughout the day from humidity
It's a pain like no other to wake up flawless and come home frizzy.
5. Struggling to stealthily adjust your shorts or rompers when they ride up
Gotta love those summer wedgies and thigh chafing.
6. Cringing every time you see someone’s exposed feet in sandals
Oh, the horror.
7. Feeling pressure to remove all sorts of hair
Remember when we could just throw pants on and walk out the door? And tights? How great were tights?
8. Unwillingly getting frostbite from air conditioners you have no control over
Always. Bring. A. Sweater.
9. Having to deal with body odor in FULL FORCE because of all that heat and sweat
Bet you're really noticing how many people lift their arms on the subway. This looks like a job for the armpit cooler.
10. Leaving the ocean or pool and being forced to expose your feet to the burning sand or concrete to reach your belongings
You're essentially walking on hot coals.
Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.
