Living with Cold Urticaria. How to live with Cold Urticaria?

I think it can be possible to be happy with any kind of condition, but it can be very hard. It's depressing to not be able to take an apple or orange out of the refrigerator and peel or cut it. I do find myself getting very depressed because of my CU. But I still do have days where I am happy, and not so sad about living with CU

This is a tough question. Most people live pretty diminished lives because of CU. Hopefully you live in a moderate climate. If you have all 4 seasons where you live, expect to spend a few months out of the year mostly in the house or housebound. If you were an active person, it's very hard to continue an active lifestyle with CU. It's depressing and completely life altering. My life has unfortunately, never been the same. Find happiness in other aspects of your life. I will never be truly happy unless this goes away.

For me I'm stuck in my home most of the year which is depressing but I live in a really cold area, what I do to keep occupied is I have taken up crocheting and attempting to knit, I like writing, but mostly I clean, I have family over and just try to make the best of each day. I'm sure if I lived somewhere that I could jump in a vehicle year round I would be happy but as of now I feel trapped and most times depressed. But during the summer I can get outside some days. Over all I'm happy and still everyday is a learning experience living with CU.

I get extremely uncomfortable, itchy, and swell up when I go out in the winter with CU but it doesn't stop me. I have had it for years so I am just used to it now, it doesn't get in the way of my life, besides losing an ROTC scholarship when I was first diagnosed because I could not pass the medical waiver :/ I still go skiing, sledding, and running in the winter, just for shorter periods of time with breaks to warm myself up. If you put effort into moving on, I have found it becomes a small annoyance- from a big picture perspective. The most frustrating part is explaining to people why you don't want to go out into the cold "I am allergic to the cold" is usually responded to with "hahaha yeah, me too!".

Avoid going out in cold weather. Avoid going outside in the rain. You may want to avoid swimming. Take antihistamines.

Take precautions. Keep working with your allergist to work out the most pre-emptive plan for its control and don't ;et it stop you doing the things you want to do.

You will notice certain habits you will have that others won't have. Such as holding bottles by the cap because the bottle itself is cold, or holding cold bowls/cup differently (like using your sleeve to hold a cup at the bottom).
People are GOING TO FORGET about your allergy and may offer you things like going out in the cold weather or asking you to do things that involve the cold (ex. I was asked to get bottles out of the bottom of a cooler filled with water and ice).
There are a million small things that you will do differently but few are things people will notice.

Each case of CU is so different.

Take no chances ! Bundle up ,carry a blanket in your car during cold weather, epi pen, auto start your car & keep hand warmers on hand.

Always be prepared when you leave your house , keep extra clothes, umbrella, gloves in your car at all times. Know what triggers you personally and let those around you know about your condition. If you remember this you can have a pretty normal life