Blue Monday – known as the most depressing day of the year – falls on January 19th this year. But what makes this day so sad?
Coined in 2005 by UK travel company Sky Travel, the term Blue Monday usually refers to the third Monday in January.
At the time, the company announced that it had concluded that, based on an equation that uses factors such as weather, debt, monthly salary and the amount of time since the holidays, "happiness" levels were lowest on the third Monday of the year.
So, is Blue Monday really the most depressing day of the year?
Short: No. It was a marketing ploy to sell travel packages. But why is it still talked about? Maybe it's because it's related to something that many people feel. It could be a symptom of a real medical condition known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
During this time, you may have feelings of sadness and feel melancholic, by definition, you may “experience sadness or dissatisfaction associated with experiencing coldness.”
