January 15 is the sadest day of 2018 for the West

The third week of the year is considered the saddest day because we realize the holiday is over and must go back to work.

If you feel depressed today, rest assured you are not the only one. For a long time, the second day of the third week (this year falls on January 15) is considered a melancholy Monday.

According to News, there are many reasons why the start of the third week of the year is especially sad. For example, if you realize that the new year holiday has really ended, too many holiday season bills need to be paid and must return to work. In addition, the cold , gloomy winter weather made the mood of people go down.

In 2005, Dr. Cliff Arnall, a happy researcher in South Wales (England), proposed the second confirmed third week of sadness. Specifically, the algorithm takes the form [W + (Dd)] x Tq ÷ [M x Na] ; where W is the weather, D is the debt, d denotes the monthly wage, T is the number of days calculated from Christmas, q calculated from the moment the human breaks the new year target, M represents the motivation and Na can expressing the need to act. The meaning of this algorithm is on the second day of the third week, which is no better than good.

It is the man who turned that day into January 15 as a "suicide prophet".(Photo: Express).

However, do not worry too much about the melancholy Monday because many psychologists believe that this concept is completely baseless and marketing-oriented. In the UK, hotel rooms are always "on fire" in January because of the effort of the travel companies to invite people on holiday to change their mood.

Psychologist Jolanta Burke of the University of East London argues that January 15 becomes bleak because people turn it into a "suicide prophet" . "When we expect something about an event, character or ourselves, we will behave in a way that is consistent with that expectation," Burke explained. "For example, if you think that today is the most desperate day of the year, we will automatically pay attention to negative events such as not being allowed to work by a serious boss or a lazy spouse." Not to mention, under the impact of the mood, we will easily ignore leisure activities, practice makes the mind more heavy.

In order to change the phenomenon, Burke advised the community not to think that today is melancholy but make it a happy second: "Instead of digging down the negative, focus on good things like a side. strange women hold the door for you, a friendly smiling old lady or a child giving you a tight hug. "

Finally, reassure yourself that the mood will improve over time. The scientific works show that by the end of the week, people will be happier by sleeping and having time for themselves. So your health is also significantly improved thanks to a comfortable rest.