Today's the Saddest You'll be This Year. 5 Ways to Beat 'Blue Monday'

If you've woken up today feeling bluer than you usually do on a Monday morning, you probably won't be alone. Today - Monday, January 19 - is the gloomiest, unhappiest day of this new year, say experts.

The good news is, 2015 gets better starting tomorrow.

The grimness of 'Blue Monday' is believed to be caused by several factors - the realisation that you've spent far too much in the holiday season of Christmas and New Year, the accompanying knowledge that you also ate far too much and piled on extra kilos, and the fear that you've made new year resolutions you will be unable to keep. All this, plus the relentlessly dull weather.

Experts say that people tend to cope with 'Blue Monday' by hoping money worries will go away and loading up on coffee and sugar. They advise you to do exactly the opposite, says this report in Metro.

Meanwhile, here are five ways to make it through today.

Play your favourite music. Instant mood uplift.

Call a friend and talk about something fun you did, or are going to do.

Plan a future vacation.

Go out for a great meal.

Think about February. February is a great month because you spend fewer days in office and get your salary early.