In a new blog, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, author Travis Bradberry says that "almost everyone who is unhappy is unhappy for the same reason". That reason, he suggests, is expectations. We think others should understand us: Expectations can lead to disappointment. Expectations, in themselves, are not always negative.
Pessimism. Nothing fuels unhappiness quite like pessimism. The problem with a pessimistic attitude, beyond it being hard on your mood, is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: If you expect bad things, you're more likely to get bad things.
Unhappiness is a part of life, often caused by behavioral patterns as well as cognitive patterns that affect how we feel from day to day. One of the first steps to improving your overall emotional well-being is identifying patterns that are making you unhappy and finding ways to change them.
All of us of us have expectations. We hold expectations of ourselves, others, circumstances, and what we want out of life in general. Managing our expectations is key to our happiness.
You feel depressed, anxious, or chronically worried. You feel like you're not appreciated enough. You find yourself judging others. You frequently numb yourself with alcohol, drugs, sex, television, or excessive busyness.
Everyone gets sad sometimes; it's a part of being human. But feeling sad for a long period of time makes life really hard and isn't good for your overall health. Here are some signs that sadness is taking over your life: You've stopped seeing friends and family.
Do Regular Acts of Kindness. Research has shown that spending money on others makes us happier than spending money on ourselves and doing small acts of kindness increases life satisfaction.
Gautam Buddha taught that life is full of suffering and unhappiness. This is caused because we have cravings and desires (which often cannot be fulfilled). Sometimes, even if we get what we want, we are not satisfied, and want even more (or want other things). The Buddha described this as thirst or tanha.
Also, whether or not people can become happier depends on their “environmental sensitivity” – their capacity to change. Some people are susceptible to their environment and so can significantly change their thoughts, feelings and behaviour in response to both negative and positive events.
Life dissatisfaction may be caused by many situations but is often related to how we define ourselves and how we define success or happiness. Life dissatisfaction can affect our lives in many ways including our social lives, our intimate relationships, or our work performance.
1) Go outside - The fresh air, the connection to nature and the vitamin D are all good for you both physically AND mentally, so consider stepping away from your desk and into the great outdoors. (Even if it is just the parking lot outside of your office). 2) Get moving - Think less "work out" and more "easy movement".
The happiest moments in life are the birth of a first child, your wedding day and the birth of grandchildren according to new research out today.
The most important happiness choice is to invest in your closest relationship whether it's a spouse, partner, parent, sibling or friend. We all know that exercising and taking care of yourself correlates with good health. The happiest among us actually do exercise and take care of ourselves.
Cherophobia is a phobia where a person has an irrational aversion to being happy. The term comes from the Greek word “chero,” which means “to rejoice.” When a person experiences cherophobia, they're often afraid to participate in activities that many would characterize as fun, or of being happy.
Everyone will experience sadness from time to time in the ups and downs of everyday life. However, a persisting period of sadness could point to a mental illness, including (but not limited to) depression and anxiety. If you have any concerns, please make an appointment to see your GP.
A: Depression is a clinical illness, while unhappiness is a state of mind. With depression, you actually have symptoms like slowed thought and movement, a despairing sense of the future, an inability to feel pleasure or find meaning, and ongoing thoughts of suicide.
In either case, you're not pleased. A slightly different way to be dissatisfied is to be unconvinced: "She was dissatisfied with the answer he gave when she asked when he planned to pay back the money he owed her." Dissatisfied combines dis-, "not," and satisfied, from a Latin root, satisfacere, "do enough."
The most unhappy time of your life is your forties, according to a phenomenon known as the “u-shaped” curve which states that happiness bottoms out around your forties then trends back up as you grow older.
They are also less likely to be happy because they need more help with skills of daily living, have poorer health and report more symptoms of psychological distress. So, never say you're too smart to be happy. (I know someone who says that all the time; it's a definite humblebrag.)