"Blue Monday": Most Depressing Day of the Year

January 22, 2007, 5:39 PM PST

Bad weather, credit card bills, and the failure to keep up those new year's resolutions make today the bleakest day of the year. So, if you're feeling sad today, you're not alone.

The weather may be bad, the nights are still long and your Christmas overspending has finally caught up with you. On top of that, your New Year's resolution to give up smoking has just gone out of the window as you strike to cope with the pressures of having gone back to work after the holiday break.

So welcome to "Blue Monday" -- Monday, January 22, 2007 -- officially designated by a psychologist as the most depressing day of the year. It has been singled out by Dr. Cliff Arnall, psychologist and former tutor at Cardiff University, who has used mathematical equations to reach his verdict.

He worked out that people are most likely to get the blues in the final full week of January because of the combination of bad weather, Christmas debts and broken New Year's resolutions. There seems to be some backing for the theory, too.

Phillip Hodson, a fellow of the British Association for Counselling, said: "The worst day has got to be a Monday - there is other evidence to show it is the worst day of the week. "Our bodies work ona 25 hour clock so that -- by the time we get to the weekend -- we stay up later. This makes it difficult for us to go to sleep on Sunday and we wake up grumpy. It's also got to be around this time of the year -- we are less contented with our body image because we've been binging.

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I disagree.

The weather has been fantastic today.

I have no outstanding credit card fees.

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I made no New Year's Resoultions

My friends played asleep when I came over earlier.

I found out that my jaw will always be crooked.

I found three pages of undone Spanish homework

And I'm listening to a rap song entitled "Shoulders, Chest, Hands" right now.....not on my PC but from someone else's PC sitting across from me in the dorm computer lab.

I'm broke.

The list goes on and on.

So yeah, today was a pretty bad day.

Edited January 23, 200718 yr by Actor87

^Well, cheer up now, it's no longer Monday here EST time

I hate bad days, and I hope your week turns out fabulous.

Edited January 23, 200718 yr by DruRocks

Besides my car getting stuck in the snow, today wasn't so bad.

I don't have a credit card, don't see the need for one seeing that I have no job, which means no money to pay the bills, as far as Resolutions go, things are still on track and the sun was out!

Today wasn't great, but it wasn't that horrible either. It was just a typical Monday for me, and Mondays are ALWAYS worse than any other day.

Last week was THE WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE.

Today was just a mere aftershock of everything else.

The storm is passing.

Today wasn't sad or depressing at all for me.

Last week -- "the black week" -- was much more depressing all the way through than today was for me. I got my hair cut, and I love it. I'm wearing a new fragrance that I love (don't even know what it's called, but it's great) so I'm feelin' and smellin' good. Went out to dinner with my family... got plenty of sleep last night, so I felt well rested today.

It was a great day for me! Not depressing or sad in the least, LoL

Last week was THE WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE.

Today was just a mere aftershock of everything else.

The storm is passing.

Yes, last week started off SO much worse than this week has.

I've had a blue MONTH.

Before Christmas, my company laid me off.

My bank account is depleted.

My rents due next week, and I'm going to have to beg my parents for a loan this week so I can pay it.

The list goes on...

BUT, the silver lining is I went in for a second interview today for a new job, and they were impressed.

I just hope that I get it

Dear Lord, I feel sorry for you kids

Shawn I hope you get that job!

Dru sends good luck your way

Edited January 23, 200718 yr by DruRocks

Dear Lord, I feel sorry for you kids

Shawn I hope you get that job!

Dru sends good luck your way

Aww thanks so much! :D

I will keep you guys posted.