It isn’t pleasant to experience negative emotions. In fact, it can be downright painful, especially if you consider that your brain is designed to seek pleasure and avoid pain. That’s why accepting negative emotions can be so complicated. As difficult…
It’s normal to be envious, indifferent, or even to really dislike that others are doing fine. However, sometimes you might find it hard to feel happy about other’s happiness and this could mean there’s an underlying issue. Most of the…
Life is meaningless. That’s the main belief among those who feel indifferently toward life. People who feel the weight of injustice and a sort of disconnection to everything that surrounds them. In other words, they feel an existential vacuum. They’re…
Why do you do what you do? Why do you carry out some actions and not others? The answer to these difficult questions, at least in the context of social interactions, lies in the concept of emotional energy. The theory…
There are times in life when you feel exhausted and you find yourself asking the “big” questions. Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? Am I doing the right thing? What happens when I die? Everyone has…
Everyone’s had a bad day at least once… and we all know that sometimes a bad day can turn into a bad week. Since having a bad day affects your mood, it also affects how you treat your friends and…
Nothing can stop time or its effects. Aging is a part of life, and no one should feel ashamed or afraid of it. In fact, life expectancy is increasing, which means that many people are living very long lives. Thus,…
Most people believe that a good quality of life consists of good physical and mental health. Consequently, when they get sick, it feels like everything is falling apart and life isn’t worth living. This is a common problem for patients…
Have you ever wondered about the benefits of humor? When we’re in a good mood, doubts and worries leave our minds and we’re left with a feeling of genuine contentment. Laughter is a mysterious gift we’re all born with. Although it…
You feel like you don’t fit in anywhere. You wake up every day feeling an emotional emptiness. For some reason, it seems impossible to find your place in the world. Everywhere you go feels strange to you. Sometimes, you don’t…
Deferred happiness syndrome arises as a result of bad time management. This is when you delay your desires time and time again due to various responsibilities that come up in your life. These delays are relentless and come one after…
In recent years, several studies on the neuroscience of happiness have been carried out. In fact, neuroscientists and psychologists have been investigating the brain states associated with happiness. Likewise, scientists are also investigating its relationship with well-being. For years, research has…
There are hundreds of books and conferences that claim to have the formulas for happiness, but they’re all very vague. Many of them state that happiness comes from the outside. They believe that happiness is at the top of a mountain…
These André Gide quotes show his true character. Gide was a genius, a humanist, and a deep thinker. Not only did he make a name for himself as a writer, but he was also renowned for his criticism of French colonialism in…
The degrowth movement is based on the ecological economic theory developed by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, a brilliant Romanian mathematician and economist. Its basic idea is to progressively reduce production to restore the balance between humans and the natural world. This would lead…
Difficult emotions are those that don’t present themselves in a pure state. Most emotions are somewhat difficult. For example, feeling hate and love at the same time is more common than you’d think. Another common example is the common combination…
Science is constantly evolving and moving forward. Now, it confirmed that only ten minutes of exercise a day can make you happier. Everyone is aware of the overall benefits of sports and physical activity. Exercise allows our body to release well-being…
“Middle age” is that stage between the ages of 40 and 60. Until recently, people used to say that this stage was marked by a crisis that all middle-aged people went through. However, several studies show that this isn’t as…
No one dares to say it out loud, but it happens often: we’re not happy when others are happy. All humans are vulnerable to this because feeling envious is just human nature. When we love someone, we’re supposed to be happy…
It’s normal for people to have phobias. Most of us know someone who’s afraid of spiders or heights, for example. However, it’s not normal to be afraid of being happy. Being “repulsed” by happiness can be a serious problem for…
