I always have lived in places where there are not seasons and this is my first Winter in my life.

And these are my impressions about this Winter in Sydney :

1). It is too cold. In my opinion I think today (27 June) it is too cold.
2). I get sleepy too soon, at 7 PM.
3). I feel a little melancholy or sadness. I have heard people saying that they feel mild depression in winter and now I understand them. And ... I remember that most songs tell about happiness in Spring or Summer, it is for a reason.

I read that 2 and 3 may be caused by the hormone called melatonin.

Do you feel something similar in Winter ?

The only consolation is that it is short lived!

For us in TNQ, melancholy season is summer, wet season.
Try planning a trip somewhere tropical

I have always hated autumn...because I know winter is coming next. The days will lenghten now but it will be cold for a while yet.

Try to get in the sun (it can be a really hot sun even in winter with cold air temperature).

Try some vitamin D - BUT don't self medicate, see you doctor first. Vitamin D can help with a "sunny" disposition.

You may hide from the sun in summer so you'll still need good light indoors and some D.

You will get used to it. Good luck.

Get yourself a blanket, a mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows and sit on the sofa watching a good movie, this is my cure for most things and it usually cheers me up.

Get yerself some Johnny Walker and an interest in sport ... It's working for me tonight.

You'd have practiced that a lot in Whitley Bay?

Lots but never on me own Of course now I live in Whitley Bays polar opposite It's about the most exciting thing I get up to these days.

I love winter here, for a few short months I almost like living in the place........

Blimey. Think yourself lucky you have never experienced an English winter if you think the Sydney one is bad.....

BB

I feel much the same and this is my third, after a good few years of not having winter.

It's quite crisp here in Syd at the moment but oh my, what a beautiful sky I'm currently looking at! OP - rug up, get out there with your sunnies on and get some fresh air. You'll probably find it's warmer out than in.

it may be cold but it's still sunny herein Sydney

today is brilliant sunshine just like yesterday and the cold is not too bad with the sun to warm you

Brass Monkeys this morning ... I solved this problem by staying in bed.

I had to do the windscreen ice scraping this morning - first time I remember doing it here, although there have definitely been colder nights than last night. Thing was I didn't have a scraper, so had to use a CD case...and it was gone in a couple of minutes. Beautiful sunny day now.

Cold out my way (Sydney Hills District) this morning, frost on the cars which I didn't expect. Can't wait for our container to arrive as until then we're in sleeping bags on an air bed and even with a heater in the room its chilly! its due this week

I can understand now why hubby aint so keen on moving to Melb! So it does get cold there!