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They identified it as the most depressing day of the year, citing factors such as post-holiday financial strain, poor weather, and failed New Year's resolutions as contributing to low moods.

Blue Monday, the third Monday of January, is believed to be the most depressing day of the year. The concept arose in 2005 when a UK-based travel company claimed they carried out calculations based on ...

But is it? Research hasn’t proved that there is any one day more depressing than all the others, but it’s actually a PR stunt that has unfortunately cemented itself into modern culture.

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Today, Monday, January 20, the third Monday of January, is known by some as Blue Monday, or what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. The term ‘Blue Monday’ has been around for ...

As well as Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, today is known as Blue Monday – thought to be the most depressing day of the year. It’s cold, it’s dark, Christmas is long gone ...

It was originally conceived in 2005 but has now become a widely recognised annual event. It was a marketing campaign from a travel company and there’s no scientific basis for it. That doesn’t ...

Sky Travel labelled Blue Monday as the "most depressing day of the year," as it often coincides with financial struggles, less-than-ideal weather, and the failure of New Year’s resolutions — leading ...

Here we delve into whether there is any truth in the so-called most depressing day of the year, Blue Monday. Mark your calendars, another January can mean only one thing: Blue Monday is upon us. In ...

The impetus for the post was Leaving Las Vegas, which is a profoundly adult movie and one of the bleakest and most depressing I have ever seen. That movie still lingers with me personally ...