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Hello all,
Do you find that elevation (high altitude) effects your overall mental health and well being. Or is it just a myth? I live in Colorado and some people say that the elevation can be a factor. Anyone with thoughts? Did you move to a lower altitude and feel better?
There are so many other things that factor into "well being" it would be pretty difficult to say. Everything from the reason you moved there, to the climate AT that altitude, the personal health situation you brought along with you (emotional, mental, physical), the lifestyle you follow once you're there, how significant the change in altitude that actually resulted, etc. High altitude goes along with lower oxygen, air pressure, and lower humidity. Some people adjust well to the difference physiologically and others don't. Depending on the regional climate, maybe there would be a lot more clear sunny weather there, and that tends to improve many people's frame of mind.
If you happened to move to a high altitude because you finally got to pursue your lifelong dream of professional heliskiiing I'd imagine your sense of well being would be quite improved. OTOH, if you had to move to your bankrupt family ranch outside a remote high altitude town because you couldn't afford to live anywhere else, might have the opposite effect. Has nothing to do with the altitude itself.
People can claim all they want. We are usually pretty good at convincing ourselves of something if its something we really really want to believe.
Last edited by Parnassia; 03-08-2020 at 12:43 PM..
Hello all,
Do you find that elevation (high altitude) effects your overall mental health and well being. Or is it just a myth? I live in Colorado and some people say that the elevation can be a factor. Anyone with thoughts? Did you move to a lower altitude and feel better?
I moved from sea level to Santa Fe, which is higher than Denver, and had no problems, but a friend of mine who just arrived from sea level, said she was having some kind of symptoms. Santa Fe has an oxygen bar downtown, for people who are affected by the altitude. You might Google around, to see if there's something like that near you, to see if it helps.
Those are correlates.
So many people leap off the bridges over the cape cod canal they installed fences.
I don't think canals cause depression.
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