Emotional management is the key to survival and to maintaining a competitive edge. Men and women differ - both in why they get the blues and how they cope. Men tend to get the blues more about money, while women get the blues more about relationships. And among those who overeat, there are sexual differences, as well. Men who feed the blues monster go for red meat and protein.
Women go for chocolate and carbohydrates.
In fact, women are 22 times more likely than men to eat chocolate to feel better. Everybody gets the blues regularly, but getting the blues every day is a warning signal, McGrath says. McGrath believes it's important to hold the ordinary blues in check, because they can sometimes turn into the blacks. Research suggests that modern-era people are getting depressed more often than their grandparents, she says. Clinical depression used to affect more women than men.