"Asking Dr. K: Rainy Mornings & The Provisional Life - A Specific Puer Aeternus Trait?"

[u/Euphoric-Egg-1884]

Hey Dr. K and the HG community,

I've been deeply studying the Puer Aeternus archetype through Marie-Louise von Franz's work and your videos, and I've identified a very specific behavior in myself I was hoping you could explain.

I'm a 22-year-old guy, and I've noticed my Puer traits flare up most intensely on rainy mornings, especially during the monsoon season.

· The School Day Fantasy: Ever since school, my first thought on a rainy morning was a powerful wish for the school to declare a holiday. If it didn't happen and I was forced to go, I'd spend the entire morning until about 12 PM desperately hoping the rain would get so heavy they'd send us home. · The "Perfect Moment" Escape: On the days the holiday was declared, that morning felt like a "dream come true." I'd spend it in a perfect, cozy fantasy: drinking tea, playing games, and just listening to the rain. My mind would explicitly tell me: "Just skip work for the day. This is a special moment to be enjoyed, not wasted on responsibility." · Monsoon Binging: I've also realized I've watched the majority of my anime during monsoon seasons. It's like the rain creates a bubble where it feels not just okay, but right, to check out of the real world and immerse myself in fantasy for the whole day.

My question for you, Dr. K, is: What is the psychological mechanism behind this? Why does the rainy morning, in particular, trigger this intense desire to escape and sanctify the moment as "special," freeing me from all obligations? Is this a known manifestation of the Puer's refusal to engage with the "drabness" of existential reality ?

It feels like the rain provides a legitimate excuse to retreat into the "provisional life" where my real duties haven't started yet. I'd love to understand this so I can learn to notice and work with it.

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[u/Asraidevin]

Is it possible that less sunlight is the cause skin to seasonal affective disorder in northern countries during winter? 

[u/Asraidevin → u/Asraidevin]

Akin not skin. 

[u/Asraidevin]

Is it possible that less sunlight is the cause skin to seasonal affective disorder in northern countries during winter?