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(Undated) — This coming Monday is Blue Monday, the third Monday in January and the day that’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. A British psychologist picked the third Monday of the month because he believes it’s the day when the weight of returning to our post-New Year’s routine hits hardest. The joy of the holidays is over, bills are due and for many it’s getting tough to keep those resolutions.
A professor from Imperial College in London is questioning the Blue Monday theory. Dr Matt Wall says he has not seen any serious studies that prove the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. Wall says some people actually do suffer from what’s dubbed the “winter blues” this time of year, a mild form of seasonal affective disorder.
