British prepare to be miserable – World – theage.com.au
Watch out: Monday, January 23 is going to be the unhappiest day of the year, according to a British university researcher.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can make the winter season – and the holidays – very sad indeed for many people. Research suggests the causes could be the short winter days, causing people to lose their natural rhythm.
Cliff Arnall, a health psychologist at the University of Cardiff, specialising in confidence-building and stress management, told AFP the prediction was the result of some gruelling mathematics.
Post-Christmas blues, the return to work after the holidays, mounting bills to pay for the parties, the challenge of keeping New Year’s resolutions, the slender prospects of fun in the weeks ahead and chilly winter temperatures for those in the northern hemisphere all add up, he said.
These factors, which he combined in a complex formula, came out showing that the Monday closest to January 24 would be the most dismal of the year.
