Smiling, sex, & chocolate… 11 ways to beat the Blue Monday blues on the most depressing day of the year
The Sun says TODAY is Blue Monday — the most depressing day of the year.
It is when a combination of cold weather, the post-Christmas comedown, piling debt and growing guilt over failed New Year’s resolutions hits us all where it hurts.
When we smile our brain releases endorphins and other natural painkillers such as serotonin.
These hormones make us feel good and help us relax.
Contrary to common belief, you don’t have to be on the receiving end of a complement for it to feel good.
Studies have shown that giving compliments — and seeing the other person’s reaction — can increase levels of oxytocin, also known as the ‘love hormone’.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/25358882/beat-blue-monday-tips-depression/