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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:36 am	Post subject: How was yesterday for you? January 23 is the most depressing day of the year, according to one scientist. Psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall has weighed up the influence of a number of January-specific phenomena to explain why many of us get the blues at this time of the year. The Cardiff University expert has come to his conclusion by taking into account miserable weather, mounting debt, the length of time since Christmas, failed New Year's resolutions, a lack of motivation and a need to take action. Keeping fit and active is one of the keys to staying happy at this time of year, he says. The Community Service Volunteers (CSV) Make A Difference Day, have suggested people can beat the blues by getting involved with charitable organisations. Their research indicates that half of people who have volunteered for more than two years feel less depressed and 63% of 25 to 34-year-olds say they feel less stressed after volunteering. Dr Arnall backed up the findings. He said: "Keeping physically and mentally active can often improve your state of mind and helping others can sometimes boost self esteem. Volunteering, especially if done on a regular basis, is a great way to feel happier and healthier." Aaron


capebretoner Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:49 pm	Post subject: LOL That is kind of funny, around the end of the day it was starting to get pretty bad for myself.....The Conservatives had won a minority government under Harper in Canada

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:18 pm	Post subject: Re: How was yesterday for you? altyfc wrote: The Cardiff University expert has come to his conclusion by taking into account miserable weather, mounting debt, the length of time since Christmas, failed New Year's resolutions, a lack of motivation and a need to take action. Aaron This is when you realize how much you really spent during holiday season, so, ok, this kind of makes sense.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:54 am	Post subject: Yeah, it does kind of make sense. You're back in the usual grind of work after the Christmas break, and it's cold and dark early (here at least). Aaron

capebretoner Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:33 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: Yeah, it does kind of make sense. You're back in the usual grind of work after the Christmas break, and it's cold and dark early (here at least). Aaron hmmmm, but why single out this particular day? The days are starting to get noticeable longer so shouldn't that make people feel better

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:10 pm	Post subject: Maybe also because it was a Monday. People don't like Mondays. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:24 am	Post subject: capebretoner wrote: hmmmm, but why single out this particular day? The days are starting to get noticeable longer so shouldn't that make people feel better Yeah, but it gets colder as we approach February (I personally don't mind cold weather though).

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:54 pm	Post subject: To me just about every day is the same - just another day. Of course, different things happen, and I feel differently from day to day, but the date itself... what's really in a date? Unless of course, you made a whole load of resolutions & just realized you bust out on half a dozen of them already!

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:36 am

Post subject: How was yesterday for you?

January 23 is the most depressing day of the year, according to one scientist.

Psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall has weighed up the influence of a number of January-specific phenomena to explain why many of us get the blues at this time of the year.

The Cardiff University expert has come to his conclusion by taking into account miserable weather, mounting debt, the length of time since Christmas, failed New Year's resolutions, a lack of motivation and a need to take action.

Keeping fit and active is one of the keys to staying happy at this time of year, he says.

The Community Service Volunteers (CSV) Make A Difference Day, have suggested people can beat the blues by getting involved with charitable organisations.

Their research indicates that half of people who have volunteered for more than two years feel less depressed and 63% of 25 to 34-year-olds say they feel less stressed after volunteering.

Dr Arnall backed up the findings.

He said: "Keeping physically and mentally active can often improve your state of mind and helping others can sometimes boost self esteem. Volunteering, especially if done on a regular basis, is a great way to feel happier and healthier."

Aaron

capebretoner

Joined: 17 Sep 2005

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:49 pm

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LOL

That is kind of funny, around the end of the day it was starting to get pretty bad for myself.....The Conservatives had won a minority government under Harper in Canada

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:18 pm

Post subject: Re: How was yesterday for you?

altyfc wrote:

The Cardiff University expert has come to his conclusion by taking into account miserable weather, mounting debt, the length of time since Christmas, failed New Year's resolutions, a lack of motivation and a need to take action.

Aaron

This is when you realize how much you really spent during holiday season, so, ok, this kind of makes sense.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:54 am

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Yeah, it does kind of make sense. You're back in the usual grind of work after the Christmas break, and it's cold and dark early (here at least).

Aaron

capebretoner

Joined: 17 Sep 2005

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:33 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

Yeah, it does kind of make sense. You're back in the usual grind of work after the Christmas break, and it's cold and dark early (here at least).

Aaron

hmmmm, but why single out this particular day? The days are starting to get noticeable longer so shouldn't that make people feel better

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:10 pm

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Maybe also because it was a Monday. People don't like Mondays. Wink

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:24 am

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capebretoner wrote:

hmmmm, but why single out this particular day? The days are starting to get noticeable longer so shouldn't that make people feel better

Yeah, but it gets colder as we approach February (I personally don't mind cold weather though).

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:54 pm

Post subject:

To me just about every day is the same - just another day. Of course, different things happen, and I feel differently from day to day, but the date itself... what's really in a date?

Unless of course, you made a whole load of resolutions & just realized you bust out on half a dozen of them already! Laughing

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