With Blue Monday upon us - officially the most depressing day of the year as the cold weather, lack of money, and dark days all combine in a perfect storm - we asked the people of Lancashire what they do to try and stay positive...
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00:00 Hello my name's Henry reporting today for the Lancashire Evening Post and we're out and about
00:05 in Lancashire asking people how they're feeling this week. This is the week of Blue Monday.
00:11 Do you know anything about Blue Monday? No. Apparently it's the most depressing day of the year.
00:17 Are you feeling blue? No. I mean I woke up really tired but like it was weird because I slept normally
00:24 so I guess I'm like feeling blue. Yeah how are you finding January anyway? It's quite a... Yeah it's so long.
00:31 Oh my god. We just came back and I feel like I've been here for hours. Yeah. We're Canadian so it feels like we're in a sim
00:37 because we're in uni but then we go back home so like we're still in that weird like grey area.
00:42 We haven't adjusted yet. Okay. Well a lot of people book holidays on this day or join gym memberships.
00:49 Are you thinking of any of that? Have you kept your New Year's resolutions or do you just want
00:53 to jet off somewhere hot? Well like I started going back to the gym so I'm okay with that but no other resolutions.
01:02 I'm just like planning a trip with my boyfriend. That's pretty much it. Okay that sounds nice.
01:07 What stuff do you do to keep yourself happy and like? I just like hang out with my friends and I watch like Netflix.
01:14 TV. Do you like listening to music? Yeah. The new Twenty One Savage album came out. Yeah.
01:20 Do you feel that? Are you feeling blue? No. I'm giving over in financial difficulties but we're just going to carry on and
01:27 keep ourselves happy. That's a good outlook but do you understand what it's called Blue Monday?
01:34 Because of January and everything. Do you feel the blues in January? Yeah at the start of it but
01:40 you've got to tell yourself it's all psychological. You'll get through it eventually.
01:46 What is a good way of getting over the blues in January? Just keep going every day. Keep smiling. Keep talking.
01:54 That's about it really. There's nothing more you can say about that. It's just pretty...
02:02 I know people have their ups and downs. It gets to more people than in other ways.
02:09 In financial ways because you spend too much at Christmas. What stuff do you do to keep
02:14 yourself happy? What things do you enjoy? I play the keyboards. I'm good on the
02:20 synthesizers and stuff like that. What's your go-to tune? I've got an RF Edge Electric. Cars. Gary Newman.
02:27 Craftwork. OMD. You name it. I can do it all. Because I know when I can go home I can get myself on the music.
02:36 Tinkle away. That relaxes me. Lovely stuff. Feeling blue yourself? No I'm trying to be more
02:42 optimistic and upbeat. We've talked about it in the office and we're all happy today.
02:48 Can you understand why it is called Blue Monday? It's crazy. Nobody's got any money and it's miserable.
02:54 It's January but we knew it would end up like that. What's your way of beating the blues then? Have you got
03:00 anything that you can lean on when you're feeling down? Exercise. What do you do?
03:08 I've just started yoga. It was my resolution this year to start yoga so I've started that. I'm loving it.
03:14 I'm getting whispers of a holiday being mentioned. I've just booked to go to Barcelona. My first solo trip.
03:20 Excited and nervous in the same breath. Did you book that today? On Friday.
03:26 But you're not feeling blue so how are you beating the blues? What is your secret recipe?
03:30 Dunno. What stuff do you do to make you feel happy? What do you enjoy? I mean
03:36 I play darts. I sleep a lot which is probably another reason because I've actually picked
03:41 up a sleep schedule which is definitely helping and I'm not a uni so I might be bored to death
03:48 doing storytelling. So you're taking some time for yourself? Yes I am. That's exactly it. Are you feeling
03:53 blue? I'm all right. I'm feeling pretty good. How are you? Well we're all right. It's a little bit cold.
04:00 Can you understand why people call it Blue Monday though? Middle of January. Do you ever get it?
04:03 Do you ever get them blue feelings in this month? Yeah I feel like January is probably one of the more depressing months.
04:08 But I don't. Yeah not particularly today. It's January in general. What stuff do you do to keep yourself happy?
04:14 What do you enjoy? You're playing very well with Blue Monday. What's your advice to the people that are feeling the bluest?
04:18 A cup of tea.