Blue Monday: fact or fiction?

Jan 16, 2017 | 11:56 AM

KAMLOOPS — Apparently, it falls on the third Monday in January – Blue Monday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year, due to a number of factors, including weather, Christmas bills coming due, and the possibility of lapsing in our New Years resolutions – but are there any facts to back up the name?

The name was first coined in 2005 the UK, in a press release sponsored by a travel company. According to Dale Senger, a Mental Health Social Worker in Kamloops, there aren’t really any facts to back up the colourful name.

“There is no research to corroborate that,” said Segner, adding “In fact, regarding suicide people might think that this time of year the rates of suicide and depression increase. The intensity of depression can increase, but depression is throughoutin the whole year.”