You Like It Cold Because Funny Meme

If you live in a part of the world where temperatures often plummet, you may be used to feeling cold most months of the year. But for many of those with health conditions, feeling cold can happen regardless of the temperature outside.

Some conditions, such as Raynaud's phenomenon, diabetes or thyroid disease, can cause poor circulation, which tends to leave the hands and feet feeling icy, numb and tingly. Dysautonomia, or autonomic dysfunction, can create issues with your body's ability to regulate temperature. Other chronic illnesses, such as lupus, scleroderma, fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, have been associated with cold sensitivity, meaning cold air affects them more severely and may even cause flare-ups of pain or other symptoms.

That being said, not everyone who is constantly cold necessarily has a chronic health condition. Frequently feeling chilly can be caused by low body weight, low iron levels, sleep deprivation, dehydration, low muscle mass or even just being a woman (one study found that women's hands tend to be 2.8 degrees cooler than men's). Be sure to talk to your doctor if you are abnormally sensitive to the cold but unsure about the underlying cause!

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For those who feel like you're always freezing, it can be difficult to stay warm and manage your symptoms – especially during the frigid winter months. But there can also be some humor in how silly it may feel to constantly be dressed like Joey from "Friends."

joey saying, "hey listen, is it obvious that I'm wearing six sweaters?"

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If laughing about the ridiculousness of chronic illness helps you cope, the following memes are for you.

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we all have that one friend who is always cold: woman dressed in sweater onesie

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via @super_clean_meme Instagram

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me the second it starts snowing and it's not gonna get better any time soon: the end is near

via @dead.dreams.memes Instagram

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I love winter fashion. am I wearing what I slept in underneath? maybe. but who knows.

via @beautyandthingsbysarah Instagram

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them: "it's not even that cold" me: person wrapped in giant pink scarf

via @memequeen_af Instagram

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where's your holiday spirit? me: fuck winter

via @naybar17 Instagram

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the (only) good thing about constantly having cold hands is being able to use them as an ice pack for sore muscles

via @zewnaA Twitter

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be prepared guys... it's cold feet season again

via @meme_queen_xox Instagram

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me during winter: chihuahua wrapped in purple blanket

via @enchantedbeautybynicci Instagram

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