Is November the most depressing month of the year?

Flukey · 03-11-2005 03:14AM #1

I think November is the most depressing month of the year. You have all the direct associations with death, the shortening evenings really closing in, the decline in nature like falling of leaves or stopping of growth, worsening weather and more to come etc. etc.

Some people say January is more depressing. At least it has the New Year buzz at the beginning and that whole optimism of a new year, which is only dashed later in the year. The days are getting longer. There is the beginnings of new growth and the knowledge it will really get going soon. It generally has a more positive outlook.

December has the whole Christmas thing, though some people may find that hard if they are alone or if a close relative has died in the past year. It still has its brightness in the shops and streets and in houses and in the good humour of people. You have the celebrations and parties, the relief of another year over and optimism of one to come. So December has lots of positives.

So I'd definitely put November as being more depressing than December or January. That is not to say that I think it is very depressing, just more depressing than any other month of the year. It has its charms too of course. Any thoughts?

Endurance Man · 03-11-2005 03:36AM

Well so far its doing a great job of pissing me right the hell off, mainly due to the weather and not being able to play a decent round of golf :mad: .

Mossy Monk · 03-11-2005 03:56AM

yes, November has always struck me as being rather depressing for some reason

NoDayBut2Day · 03-11-2005 03:57AM

Maybe it's all in your outlook. Any month will be "depressing" if you view it as that.

joe. · 03-11-2005 05:21AM

Flukey wrote:

I think November is the most depressing month of the year. You have all the direct associations with death, the shortening evenings really closing in, the decline in nature like falling of leaves or stopping of growth, worsening weather and more to come etc. etc.

Some people say January is more depressing. At least it has the New Year buzz at the beginning and that whole optimism of a new year, which is only dashed later in the year. The days are getting longer. There is the beginnings of new growth and the knowledge it will really get going soon. It generally has a more positive outlook.

December has the whole Christmas thing, though some people may find that hard if they are alone or if a close relative has died in the past year. It still has its brightness in the shops and streets and in houses and in the good humour of people. You have the celebrations and parties, the relief of another year over and optimism of one to come. So December has lots of positives.

So I'd definitely put November as being more depressing than December or January. That is not to say that I think it is very depressing, just more depressing than any other month of the year. It has its charms too of course. Any thoughts?

You could also look at it as the beauty of the life cycle. I did a poem for my leaving cert(I can't remember the name) and whenever I see the leaves falling from a tree, I remember that poem. It's nature.

Pet · 03-11-2005 07:32AM

Nah. January is far, far worse. Not even windy, just rain and cold and mud. February and March aren't much better either.

Crucifix · 03-11-2005 07:58AM

January sucks. You start it off with a hangover, and it goes downhill from there.

Willymuncher · 03-11-2005 08:43AM

Nah, Feburary is by far the worst month, it has nothing in it, its always dull, the weather is depressing, also has valentines day, which probably makes it more of a pain, only thing it has going for it is that it has less days than any other month. November is alright, its got that run up to Christmas feel to it, you know that Santa is coming soon when November hits.

Ag marbh · 03-11-2005 09:40AM

I hate September-January. Seasonal affective disorder is crap. Summer promote's serotonin alot better

CerebralCortex · 03-11-2005 09:48AM

Its all in yer heads. IMHO every mnoth is the same in this country now differentiable weather types just rain. 15 degrees christmas day, 15 degress 10th of june imo its not the weather it is just ppls little rituals that make some months less desireable than others.l

trishh · 03-11-2005 09:52AM

November can be depressing when adding up the cost the Christmas is gonna cost, especially if you can't really afford it. Kids nowadays want the dearest things on the market. It's the way it's gone I suppose but it can be depressing !

Ag marbh · 03-11-2005 09:58AM

CerebralCortex wrote:

Its all in yer heads. IMHO every mnoth is the same in this country now differentiable weather types just rain. 15 degrees christmas day, 15 degress 10th of june imo its not the weather it is just ppls little rituals that make some months less desireable than others.l

Well depression is in the head but every month isn't the same. Winter months are colder and the light shines for less hours of the day.

ando · 03-11-2005 09:59AM

I wish I could goto auzzy from nov-march. I hate winter weather, you cant do anything outdoors properly

Ag marbh · 03-11-2005 10:04AM

ando wrote:

I wish I could goto auzzy from nov-march. I hate winter weather, you cant do anything outdoors properly

Yeah i'm trying to get back over to Thailand for Christmas. Anything to sit on a sunny beach instead of miserable weather.

Pitseleh · 03-11-2005 10:11AM

Most depressing? Quite the opposite for me - I love November, it's the best month of the year. I was contemplating a November appreciation thread but now I don't think it'll go down so well. I was like a cheshire cat on Tuesday on the way to the Luas when I realised November had begun. Then again, I prefer winter (a dryish, cold one anyway) to any other time of year.

yom 1 · 03-11-2005 10:41AM

I love november cos it means its my birthday & then shortly afterwards its Christmas

January Sucks! Everybody is broke, weather is worse than any other month and everyone is pissed off cos they have a whole year of work ahead of them.

Tobias Greeshman · 03-11-2005 11:31AM

Nah it has to be January, being really cold and dark and everyone has a really bad flu and a hangover from new years.

Rhyme · 03-11-2005 11:35AM

No real month gets me totally down... November is just 'the time between Hallow'een and Christmas' and is easily endured. I just cant stand when it rains on the leaves on the ground and they turn to mush... slippery.

January is one of my favourite times of the year... nothing massive happen except for the countdown to my birthday among other things.

Ive never been fond of Wednesdays though.

Sammyjo · 03-11-2005 11:40AM

i generally love october until december. especially november cos its my birthday (even though i dont want to get a year older!) i hate jan and feb....everyone's broke, weather is still crap and it just feels like a big anti climax after the festive season

Bungalow Bill · 03-11-2005 12:15PM

Is it a fact that more people die in november than any other month?

If so, is there a reason for it?Weather?

ghostchant · 03-11-2005 12:18PM

Well so far its been a pretty shít 3 days, depressing would be the correct word for it all right.

[InsertHandle] · 03-11-2005 12:23PM

I use to think november was depressing too but for some reason when i was driving home in the rain last night the dark evening, rain and the city lights had me thinking happy thoughts ... like a childhood memory or something ... I think i like rain

Bacchus · 03-11-2005 01:01PM

November is depressing when you get soaked with the rain walking 2 minutes to work, soaked walking to lunch and back AND.. just for laughs, soaked one more time walking back home. Then you get home and you find out the boiler STILL isn't fixed!!! It's been a month now trying to get the landlady to sort that out (it was going for a while but it needs a proper service). So now I'm wet, tired, hungry and freezing my f**king ass off. Everything in the house is cold (and starting to go a bit damp :mad: ), can't wash up dishes after eating cos there is no hot water (thanks to the boiler being bust). Not that I can eat much anyway, the oven door fell off a week after we moved in and it STILL hasn't been fixed!!! All I can do is go over to a friends house and stay warm there until I go back home to my cold bed and try and get some sleep. Repeat 5 times a week.
Damn, the landlady better have the boiler sorted tonight, otherwise, we're withholding rent. It's a class house btw and the landlady is sound, it's just the feckin boiler won't work and the "handyman" she hires is incompetent and she can't she it.

Flukey · 03-11-2005 01:29PM

joe. wrote:

You could also look at it as the beauty of the life cycle. I did a poem for my leaving cert(I can't remember the name) and whenever I see the leaves falling from a tree, I remember that poem. It's nature.

Here is a poem, maybe not the poem:

No

No sun -no moon!
No morn-no noon!
No dawn--no dusk-no proper time of day--
No sky-no earthly view-
No distance looking blue-
No road-no street-no "t'other side this way"--
No end to any Row-
No indications where the Crescents go-
No top to any steeple-
No recognitions of familiar people-
No courtesies for showing 'em-
No knowing 'em!
No traveling at all-no locomotion-
No inkling of the way-no notion-
"No go" by land or ocean-
No mail-no post-
No news from any foreign coast-
No Park, no Ring, no afternoon gentility-
No company-no nobility-
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member-
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds-
November!

- by Thomas Hood

dundalk cailin · 03-11-2005 01:37PM

i like january cos its my birthday

thats the only reason, cos its sonmething to look forward to a couple of weeks after christmas.!

hate november, definietly the most depressing month in my opinion

Angels · 03-11-2005 01:42PM

Ya i agree wit ye's it is the most dark time of the year for everyone cause there is a big build up before christmas (I can't believe im saying christmas already), nights are darker mornings are dark & the daytime doesn't get too bright but hey it's not the end of the world!! nice to know im not the only person who feels the Novemder depression!!!

JIZZLORD · 03-11-2005 02:43PM

november

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[Jackass] · 03-11-2005 04:00PM

I remember reading about a scientific study done on this incorporating everyday life factors, workk, debt, stress, family, kids in school, weather etc. etc. and they pinpointed the exact day that is the most depressing day of the year (some time around mid January I think)...and it was backed up by stats that the largest amount of suicides happen around that day.

So, you know...every cloud...

Mr Magnolia · 03-11-2005 04:06PM

I'm with you Endurance Man, mind you I can't play "a decent round of golf" even when the weather's good!

Ste.phen · 03-11-2005 04:19PM

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*Lees* · 03-11-2005 05:15PM

Oh my god guys!...Cheer up!!!

I love this time of year!..Its getting all dark and cold!!!.. I love sitting at home in the evenings all snuggled up in my blanket with a nice warm cup of hot chocolate with the rain beating off the window!! ahhh

I looove Christmas shopping!!!! The shops are putting up the christmas decorations... They are starting to show all the christmas ads on tv!!!.. Kids are starting to look forward to seeing santa... they r writing their christmas lists and drawing Christmas pictures at school!

Hehe.. I was reading my little cousin's letter to santa yesterday and at the bottom he wrote "P.S. Happy birthday god!!" .... isn't that cute?

Anyway... It isn't all bad! Ok.. the weather is crap!.. But theres loads of other things to be happy about!!!

Is November the most depressing month of the year?

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