Do low pressure systems/thunderstorms make you jittery

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I love heavy rain but HATE lightning and thunder. I remember when I was around 20 one night there was a really bad thunderstorm and I was screaming like a little girl. Seriously, if I had that on film I would have to ask what is wrong with that girl. I have gotten better at keeping a stiff upper lip during a storm but really bad thunder still makes me jumpy.

If you like rain and a bit of lightning, althought not crazy loud or anything.. do you know this site. Ive used this quite often to fall to sleep at. Especially in times where my tinnitus is acting up.

http://www.rainymood.com/

Thanks for that link, loner1984! I'm enjoying it right now

I lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a while. A lot like Denver - high up on the east side of the Rockies.

The pressure changes due to storms coming over the mountains used to give me just absolutely stunning migraines.

I like thunderstorms as long as they are not right overhead.
But the oncoming low pressure is horrid.

I often feel drowsy and dull-witted when a low is approaching. Then when the storm passes there is some sense of relief as the atmosphere that came before the storm "breaks." I notice the drowsiness is more intense with winter snow storms and the feeling of dull-wittedness predominates in approaching thunderstorms. Yesterday we had a huge line of thunderstorms sweep through the area in connection with a big low in the Montreal area. Unfortunately the actual storms missed us, splitting and passing north and south of us, so there was no feeling of relief after the passage of the storm--that nasty pre-storm feeling just built and built and then ebbed very gradually.

I love thunderstorms and like to stand outside under the shelter of the porch watching the lightning zigzagging across the sky and counting the seconds between the flash and the boom. Thunderstorms at night are great to watch in the dark as they briefly light everything up. I like the refreshing smell of the air too during thunderstorms. The only thing I don't like is that living out in rural France lightning strikes tend to knock out the power lines or fry electrical appliances, so if a storm gets too close I disconnect the TV aerial and unplug sensitive electronics from the mains.

I wouldn't say they make me jittery....the feeling I get when there is a storm is comparable to being high in my opinion, sort of like a stimulant high because so much energy in the air and for whatever reason I guess I pick up on that energy but in a good way. If there is just low pressure in generally like cloudy with a chance of rain then I find the weather to be relaxing. If its high pressure with like no clouds in the sky then I find myself feeling more irritable not sure why it works that way with me. I love the very loud thunder that shakes the whole house though its even better if I'm outside and it kind of echos.