Blue Monday? That's Today
Mondays have always made me blue, all that stress about the week ahead and what it may bring. Rememer all the Monday songs? "Monday, Monday," the Mamas and the Papas sang. "Can't trust that day." And if you don't, what about "Just Another Manic Monday, wish it was Sunday!"? Don't remember either? Well, you won't forget this. Apparently today is the bluest Monday of all. That's because, " The first Monday after the holidays can be a depressing time for people coping with a post-holiday letdown and a type of depression triggered by short days," according to newswise.com. Couple that with the brutal temperatures much of the country is experiencing and well, you just don't want to get out of bed. “All these factors will have a cumulative effect,” the Web site quotes Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist Dr. Angelos Halaris, who specializes in treating depression . “We could see an uptick in depression thi...