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Most Depressing Day of the Year is January 21, "Blue Monday"
According to one psychologist's scientific formula, the most depressing day of the year falls on January 21, 2013.
Titled "Blue Monday," UK psychologist Cliff Arnall determined the day in 2005. He created a formula to discover it, taking into account various issues that can cause depression. Turns out, the most depressing day of each year is the third Monday in January.
Arnall told the Telegraph there are multiple reasons for this blue day. On top of it being a Monday, the 21st is usually around the time when holiday bills are due, New Year's resolutions are falling apart, and the weather is pretty freezing and gloomy.
But Arnall's "scientific" claim has been questioned, as it was first created as part of a marketing campaign for a travel company.
Also, knowing the most depressing day of the year isn't exactly something that could help any particular person. Arnall is aware that naming the day "depressing" is sort of useless. He instead likes to think of the day as a good time for people to re-examine their lives.
He said, "I'm pleased about the impact if it means people are talking about depression and how they feel, but I'm also encouraging people to refute the whole notion of there being a most depressing day."
Arnall wants us to instead see the day as a "springboard for the things that really matter in life" and to remember what's important to us.
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" But Arnall's "scientific"
" But Arnall's "scientific" claim has been questioned, as it was first created as part of a marketing campaign for a travel company."
Does that surprise anyone? If people are not naturally affected by months of bare trees, cold weather & gloomy skies, advertising agencies try to artificially induced depressions by commercials showing & telling them about tropical beaches, sunshine & warm ocean breezes after they have just used up a lot of their vacation time & money for the holidays. If anyone can learn to become immune to advertising & propaganda, it should be Americans. We're certainly bombarded by hype & commercials everyday of our lives. We should make it a priority to teach our children as early as possible to recognize these professional brainwashing tactics & teach ways to resist them. Depression is a real disorder but our ATTITUDE is a choice. I think it is important for us to learn to recognize the difference as early as possible in ourselves & others. Teaching our children early what they can & cannot control in this world is the best way to secure their future happiness & success ( not to mention reducing acts of violence & crime in our society). If a person is going to have a problem in this area the early that is discovered the better for all of us.