I hate the dark nights, I'm not too bad in October but once the clocks go back I hate it. Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb are pure misery for me. I need sunlight and get very down without it.
Also my poor dog is terrified of the dark, he knows when it's dark that the fireworks start and go on for weeks, he gets in a right state, sweating, shivering, and his heart is hammering like crazy, I'm worried he'll have a heart attack. He's nervous already about nipping outside for a last wee before bed and one of us has to stand at the back door with the light on and wait for him or he won't go. After he hears the first bang he won't even go out by himself..