Blue Monday: a depressing day of pseudoscience and humiliation

A psychologist explains why the third Monday of January has for him become the most depressing day of the yearJanuary is a depressing time for many. The weather's awful, you get less daylight than a stunted dandelion and your body is struggling to cope with the withdrawal of thedepression-alleviating calorific foods, such aschocolate, of the hedonistic festive period. January is one long post-Christmas hangover.So there are many reasons why someone may feel particularly "down" during January. Butevery year, much of the media becomefixated on aspecific day– the third Monday in January – asthe most depressing of the year. It has become known as Blue Monday.Continue reading...
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