Blue Monday is a false calculation based on things like the gloomy weather, post-Christmas debt, disappointment from not keeping new year's resolutions, dissatisfaction about going back to work and general doom and gloom. Since then, it has become a rather tedious yearly PR event, often designed to promote things that are vaguely linked to improving our wellbeing, more often than not with a complete lack of evidence. No actual scientific studies have ever backed up any claims about Blue Monday.

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However, we live by the calendar and we need more mental health awareness.

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You can feel low at any point in the year. When it happens, please make time for yourself and seek great advice on how to manage symptoms - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/