It has been suggested that Turing's belief in fortune-telling may have caused his depressed mood.[4] As a youth, Turing had been told by a fortune-teller that he would be a genius. In mid-May 1954, shortly before his death, Turing again decided to consult a fortune-teller during a day-trip to St Annes-on-Sea with the Greenbaum family.[4] According to the Greenbaums' daughter, Barbara:[5]