On the night to Sunday, March 31, Moldova switches to summer time. The clocks will be set one hour forward and 3 a.m. will become 4 a.m. Despite the fact that we will have to get up earlier, the adaptation process goes easier compared to the period when we switch to winter time, psychologist and psychotherapist Irina Novac told IPN.
Irina Novac noted that the transition to summer time is easier because we have more natural daylight both in the morning and in the evening and awakening is easier. “More natural daylight also predisposes us to spend more time outside and to have contact with nature that balances us. When we switch to winter time, the period of adaptation for some exceeds two weeks, but the transition to summer time usually takes not more than three days and in at most a week we must already have a new routine. People involved in activities apparently do not feel much disturbance,” said the psychologist.
It is more difficult to adapt for people who are going through certain emotional crises or personal changes, who are under chronic stress because any change during the critical period is felt much more intensely and apparently seems to be harder to overcome. People affected by neurological diseases, those who experience insomnia, weather-dependent people, elderly people who have a fixed routine also have a harder time adapting.
It is important to have a healthy routine for sleeping, for going to bed according to the schedule. The adaptation begins in a few days before the time change and continues immediately after the change, and then the person starts the week energetically. Before bedtime, it is recommended to have a more passive regime and eliminate contact with gadgets and refrain from watching news or movies as these can agitate persons. In addition, evening walks are welcome, concluded the psychotherapist.
