Being happy is what make life worth living and no one wants to be angry, lonely, or hurt, but without the all other emotions, one does not truly experience all that life is. If a person only focuses on being happy, when those difficult or challenging moments occur, he or she will not be able to fully protect his or herself or be able to grow from experiences such as these. Even though happiness is the emotion that most people seek and want to feel, other emotions are just as crucial to the wellbeing of a person’s life because they can lead to better thinking and being more determined.
Negative emotions can cause a person to process information more thoroughly as opposed to being in a happier, lighter state of mind. In her article, “ Don’t
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In this time of need, one would generally feel several emotions including hurt, loneliness, anger, and more. Sharon Begley, writer from Newsweek and author of the article, “Happiness: Enough Already,” critiques the newfound “happiness psychologists” and their views on the topic of happiness. She acknowledges this same scenario for, “Jess Decourcy Hinds, an English teacher, (who) recounted how, after her father died, friends pressed her to distract herself from her profound sadness and sense of loss” (Begley 454). Being in this situation is not desirable but is an event everyone has or eventually will face in the course his or her life. Being told to just ignore or distract themselves from the other emotions they are experiencing is not helpful as this person’s friends may believe. Even though these feelings are painful and sometime heartwrenching, they are better to experience rather than ignore. Feeling these emotions can help the person to cope with the loss and eventually move on; experiencing them allows one to let go easier than if he or she simply bottles them up and pretends to be okay. Even if being sad makes other people uncomfortable and sad as well, people should try to face these emotions as they may lead to a better sense of closure and eventual …show more content…
P. Seligman, Acadia C. Parks, and Tracy Steen, authors of the article, “A Balanced Psychology And A Full Life,” focus on the benefits of “positive psychology.” Psychologists on the “pro positive psychology” movement are working towards a mental makeup that, “is an integrated, balanced field that integrates research on positive states and traits with research on repairing weakness as well as nurturing strengths” and are creating “a balanced psychology” (Seligman et al. 420). Being in a negative mood can be more beneficial to the mind of a person than one many think, but it does not mean that everyone should only be focused on being negative. As compared to opinions of the psychologists that are not on the “positive psychology bandwagon” who believe chasing happiness causes a person to be less happy. One should experience all emotions from happiness, sadness, anger, hurt, contentment and so on. Just like the type of psychology psychologists are chasing, a person should experience a balance in his or her
Sorrow is an emotion that every family stumbles upon, whether it is death of a loved one or an absence of money. No matter the immensity of the sadness caused by these things, however, family is a wall there to hold you up. When terrible things happen, it is normal to want to break down and grieve. A family’s job is to stand by, pick up the pieces and make sure that you are able to move on. It may be tough but “anybody can break down”, (Steinbeck 193) and a family will be there to pull you through.
My imaginative piece titled ‘Emotional Storm’ uses stylistic features to express the themes of loss, emotional release and acceptance. The purpose of my text is to share a perspective to my readers on how feeling vulnerable can lead to the betterment of oneself. It is inspired by Donna Tartt's statement on how “there are such things as ghosts... Only now, we call them by different names. Memory.
Many people go through grief at one point in their life but some are more susceptible to having a difficult time dealing with it. Grieving individuals go through their own processes at their own
Positive emotions like happiness, contentment, and joy help us develop stability and optimism, deepen social connections, and encourage a sense of purpose and meaning in life. They can give us the motivation and energy to achieve our goals, pursue our passions, and help us navigate difficult situations more quickly and confidently. Negative emotions like anger, sadness, and fear are vital. They can help us identify areas of our lives that need attention or change and motivate us to take action. Studies have shown that individuals who can acknowledge and process negative emotions in healthy and constructive ways experience greater psychological well-being and resilience.
Through a copious amount of literary and visual devices it has been established and reinforced that although an individual may experience deep feelings of sadness and depression caused by loneliness and not being listened to they hold the potential to encounter the experience of joy by creating their own happiness and appreciating the smaller things in
Emotions are what propel you forward to reach your goal, but what also stop you from breaking your limits. They are what weigh into our decisions and help lead us to the choices we forever live with. Not only can they determine what we do, but also when and how we do it. At times they are stronger than others, pulling us forward or throwing us back as if we have absolutely no control. Just like in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the entire lives of two teenagers led by the emotions that they couldn’t ignore.
With this sort of loss, people might tend to overcompensate with their sympathy, but this is only because they care about you and don't know what you really need. You should be clear about your needs, and understand that they are only trying to support you. However, sometimes a listener might realize that they have no way of reducing your pain, while others might just want to reduce their own exposure to grief and would prefer avoiding you.
LOSS, GRIEF AND HEALING As human beings, we suffer losses of many kinds and sizes in our life time. While some of these losses are small and do not hurt much, some are big and hurt deeply. Those that are accompanied by pains that are difficult to bear include the loss of a loved one through death or divorce, cheating or unfaithfulness in a trusted relationship or loss of good health when a diagnosis of a terminal illness is made. In all these instances of loss, pain and grief are experienced and an emotional wound is created which needs healing.
Imagine people going through life simply feeling incredible. Imagine, you have never felt emotions like sadness, anger or fear. It would be a utopian world, wouldn’t it? But how would you know you are happy, or that your life is perfect without experiencing difficult times? In fact, these feelings are not only part of life but also, they are necessary to people's well-being.
Beginning in the 1990s, psychologists began to research what made a person happier and how that process affects the brain. This started a movement, known as positive psychology, that caused society to put a negative connotation on sadness, fear, anger emotions and made being happy the new normal. By focusing on happiness, positive psychologists overlook the importance of less-joyous feelings. The way positive psychologists present emotions might seem as if happiness is the only way to live a fulfilling life. However, studies have proven that those who place happiness above all other feelings usually do not live up to the greatest potential in their career or social life.
(1991) indicates that the balance between negative and positive feelings is a good indicator of happiness. This suggests the measurement of objective happiness by means of individual balance of positive and negative experiences. Other studies revealed that purely measuring positive emotions, strong implications could be made about the individual happiness level; they can be seen as markers and sources of happiness (Diener, 2005). This is the reason why Seligman only used positive emotions in the PERMA model. Having a valued and worth filling positive life also strongly depends on positive emotions, (Fredrickson, 2001) due to the high correlation of life satisfaction and SWB (Michalos, et al., 2009).
Analysis of EEG signals for mood detection in Humans Mani kumar D A, Sahil Goel, Subhkarman Singh Goraya, Gurpreet Singh Students, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BMS College of Engineering. Abstract— This paper presents a detailed analysis on EEG signals to classify the different moods in human beings based on EEG signals acquired from biosensors. The main objective of this paper is to understand the procedure used to detect different moods in human beings using the EEG signals associated with each emotion. And to explain how EEG signals are classified.
Research shows that being able to accept these emotions and acknowledging the complexity of life is crucial to your well being. To grow as a person you must face life’s adversities such as feelings of sadness. The main reason we have emotions is to help us understand and evaluate our experiences. At a young age, we try to push out and avoid the emotions we think are negative. In the world, we live in now many people regard sadness as weakness and most will diminish someone for those feelings.
Grief is complicated the most common case is attributed to the death of a loved one, the loss of anyone important may cause reactions in the expression of our emotions. In the article the author adds that some effects may be “Memory gaps such as being unable to recall what you did yesterday, or not knowing how long it 's been since you last ate”(Haiken). Simple effects like the ones the author stated are caused by grief and remember those are just simple effects. Lots of people experience anxiety attacks and depression feeling life has no meaning anymore. Under those circumstances then start feeling detached from others, isolating yourself from social media, and behaving in ways that are totally not for you.
A positive state of mind may cause one to neglect dangers and act out more sporadically, for the person believes he or she is just living life to the fullest (David 124). This seems great until it leads to the end of one’s life. Instead of taking antidepressants or constantly pursuing this detrimental state of happiness, one should accept that sadness, anger, and other feelings of negativity are not bad, but they actually allow for one to grow and reach success in a more optimal