Why aren't more people happy? And why does it seem so hard for the rest of us? Well, psychology tells us that it’s not actually that simple and that there’s a lot more to happiness than we think. In fact, some people can even come to fear happiness and become addicted to sadness instead. The good news is, we can unlearn being addicted to sadness, but it first step towards this change is mindfulness of what it all means. So, here are 6 psychology-backed reasons why you might be addicted to sadness. Writer: Chloe Avenasa Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice Over: Amanda Silvera Animator: Xingyi Lim YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Sack, D. (2014 March 5). "Are You Addicted to Unhappiness?" Psychology Today. Retrieved from www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-science-meets-the-steps/201403/are-you-addicted-unhappiness Fletcher, J. (2021 October 22). "Is It Possible to Be 'Addicted' to Depression?" PsychCentral. Retrieved from psychcentral.com/depression/is-depression-an-addiction#1 Seligman, M. E. (2012). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Simon and Schuster. Glasser, W. (1999). Choice theory: A new psychology of personal freedom. HarperPerennial. David, M., Ceschi, G., Billieux, J., & Van der Linden, M. (2008). Depressive symptoms after trauma: is self-esteem a mediating factor?. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196(10), 735-742. Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go
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