Today Is Most Gloomiest Day

Wales, UK (AHN) -- According to a renowned psychologist, today, Monday is the gloomiest day of the year.

According to Cliff Arnall, an expert in depression, he used a mathematical formula in determining today as Blue Monday.

Arnall said that being the gloomiest day, "the six factors, namely the weather; Christmas debt; a feeling of monotony after the Christmas cheer has faded; broken New Year's resolutions; low levels of motivation; and a desperate feeling that you need to act to improve your life, come together today to leave us at our most miserable."

The psychologist added that another factor is the fact that many are still reeling from the hangover of the long Christmas break and are still trying to get the groove of their routine.

A former academic at Cardiff University, Arnall said the best way to combat the blues is to simply stop moaning.

"If you are a regular whiner or moaner about the weather or minor ailments, stop," said Arnall. "It is boring and you are boring.

"Focus on the good things you do have in your life. If one of your limbs does not work, focus on the three that do."