Sadness

Teaching Kids The Value Of Unhappiness

Betsy Brown Braun | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Unhappy Children, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Parenting Tips, Kids, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Sadness, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Betsy Brown Braun

Emotional literacy is one of the realms of development that must be woven into growing up. Children need to learn to recognize, name, access and live with myriad feelings, including the strong ones, all of which are healthy and normal.

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Myopic Misery: The Financial Cost of Sadness

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Emotions, Impulsivity, Judgment, Money, Personal Finance, Sadness, Depression, Self-Discipline, Impatience, Decision Making, Delayed Gratification, Behavioral Economics, Science News
Wray Herbert

Apparently, sadness has the effect of bringing to mind "take the money and run" rationalizations, rapidly and elaborately, which can lead to lousy judgments and real financial losses.

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Each And Every Suicide Diminishes Us

Lorna Byrne | Posted 04.17.2012

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Lorna Byrne

Each and every suicide in the world diminishes you and me. No matter if you don't know the person, their family, or even if they live on the other side of the world from you

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A Father (And Rabbi) Loses His Son To A Drunk Driver

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Emotions, Court, Drunk Driver, Sorrow, Alcohol, Addiction, Addict, Resentment, Sadness, Family, Death, Death & Dying, Religion News
Carole Bennett, MA

Redemption and forgiveness are not freely given or passively obtained -- they are earned and require actions beyond jail times, beyond any financial settlement.

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The Secret Power of Depression

Evan Bailyn | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Evolution, Psychology, Depression, Sadness, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Wellness, Mental Health, Healthy Living News
Evan Bailyn

Any student of body language knows that there is one universal truth: Whether we wish to or not, we communicate what we feel. We may keep our mouths shut, but our bodies inevitably find other ways to make our emotions known.

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Friend or Enemy?

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Friends, Jennifer Aniston, Best Friends, Virus, Lonely, Tears, Computers, Enemies, Cars, Negativity, Millenial, Slidepollajax, Sadness, 20 Something, Romney, College News
Ilana Ross

My best friend Michaela and I didn't realize we were best friends until junior year when I rowed from Tangier to Spain to visit her, and save her from...

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Does Depression Exist?

Eric Maisel, Ph.D. | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Mental Disorders, Psychotherapy, Depression, Noimetic Psychology, Mental Health, Antidepressants, Sadness, Healthy Living News
Eric Maisel, Ph.D.

If you call your sadness, irritability, loneliness, disappointments, and overwhelm "the mental disorder of depression," does calling all that pain make it "the mental disorder of depression"?

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The Meaning Of True Strength

Nancy Colier | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Parent, Emotion, Child, Strength, Parenting, Warrior, Sadness, Presence, Truth, Mindful, Joy, Emotional Wellness, Sadness Love, The Sorrow, Sadness and Sorrow, Sorrow, No More Sorrow, Healthy Living News
Nancy Colier

To be strong is not to outrun sadness, but rather to learn to embrace it when it is here, to take good care of it so that it can heal. This is a warrior's strength, a wise parent's strength.

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Your Misery Has Company

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Stress, Emotions, Shame, Holidays, Loneliness, Depression, Christmas, Coping, Sadness, Anxiety, Christmas Depression, Happiness, Holiday Blues, Holiday Blues Depression, Depression Holidays, Holiday Stress, Holiday Depression, Healthy Living News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

It's not at all unusual for people to feel more anxious, exhausted, frustrated or depressed at this time of year than they typically do. And what's more, we feel like we are alone in our unhappiness. This common misperception only adds to our pain.

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Making the Case for Sadness

Carol Smaldino | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Dee Dee Ricks, Sensitivity, Cancer, Dr. Harold Freeman, Patient Navigation, Sadness, Women News
Carol Smaldino

Standing up for the right to be sad.

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I Didn't Know Steve Jobs, So Why Am I So Sad?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Apple, Sadness, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs Death, Technology News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

I didn't know Steve Jobs and I certainly felt sad for his family and for his death, but I have been trying to figure out why I feel so sad.

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The 21 Most Miserable Models We Could Find (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Alexander Wang, Model, Marc Jacobs, Crying, Menswear Fashion Week, Prada, Models, Proenza Schouler, Miu Miu, Video, Fashion Model, Love Magazine, Sad Model, Sadness, Style News

Looking at the newly-released Proenza Schouler Fall ad campaign, we couldn't help but notice how downtrodden the model appeared, staring off into the ...

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Hope Springs Eternal

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Hope, Optimism, Sadness, Faith, Possibility, Happiness, Contentment, Intention, Worry, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

While we often have little or no control over the situations that affect us, we do have control over our own perceptions of them. We do have the very real and extremely potent power of perspective.

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The Sadness Museum

Gale Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gale Walden

The Sadness Museum is more of a traveling museum than a museum you travel to, which is appropriate. Who really goes in search of sadness?

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Jason Linkins

Ousted Legislators Banished To 'Cubicle City'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capitol Hill, Cubicle City, Eat the Press, Sadness, 2010 Election, Lame Duck Session, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Ben Smith has an item up about the sad state that outgoing members of Congress have been reduced to as they are ousted from their p...

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Consciousness & The Hand of Destiny

Sebastian Siegel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Motivational Speaker, Joseph Campbell, Philosophy, Contemplation, Ken Wilber, Psychology, Motivation, Sebastian Siegel, Destiny, Consciousness, Intuition, Meditation, Alan Watts, Spirituality, Schelling, Fear, Soul, Mind.Body.Soul, Inspiration, Sadness, Chakras, The Inner Life, Dying, Death, Integral, Grace and Grit, Healthy Living News
Sebastian Siegel

The tragedy of life isn't that life ends, but that for most the end doesn't feel deserved -- as if it always comes too soon.

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Depresse

AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Depression, Depression Treatment, Chocolate Depression, Chocolate Depression Link, Sadness, Chocolate, Chocolate and Sadness, Food News

A study published in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated 931 men and women, none of whom were taking antidepressant medication. Those ...

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I Got A Drug For You

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anger, Social Change, Zeitgeist, Healing, Psychology, Drugs, Emotional Impact, Society, Loss, Music, Sadness, Compassion, Anti-Depression, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cheryl Pappas

Music has always been my drug of choice, and science backs me up. When you Google the "healing power of music", a world of explanation is offered about how music is no stranger to the healing of mind, body, and soul.

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The Literal Impact of Loneliness on Your Heart: What To Do About This

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Depression, Heart, Loneliness, Srinivasan Pillay, Blood Pressure, Sadness, Gender, Self-Sufficiency, Health, Heart Health, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

A recent study of 50-68 year old men and women in Chicago, found that being lonely at the beginning of the study correlated with increases in blood pressure two, three and four years later.

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Climate Crisis of Feelings

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Unhappiness, Australia, Volatility, Alaska, Victoria Hykes Steeres, Psychology, Climate Change, Economy, Solastalgia, Resilience, Ecopsychology, David Rapport, Sadness, Glenn Albrecht, Ecological Health, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Healthy Living News
Sanjay Khanna

The climate crisis affects the psyche. Shifts in the economy and ecology are increasing psychological and social stress.

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7 Ways to Beat Depression for Seniors

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Depression, Seniors, Elderly, Aging, Health, Depression Tips, The Inner Life, Sadness, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

Twenty percent of suicides in this country are committed by seniors. According to a recent report, depression is one of the major causes of decline in the health-related quality of life for senior citizens.

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7 Ways To Beat Depression After A Divorce

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Depression, Divorce, Relationships, Moving On, Break Ups, Breaking Up, Relationship Tips, The Inner Life, Sadness, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

Here are 12 suggestions for preventing the devastating depression that often accompanies divorce, and techniques that you can use to keep your happiness level steady or maybe even higher!

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The New Drug Of Choice

Marlise Karlin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Suicide, Depression, The-Simplicity-of-Stillness, Sadness, Stillness, Alternative Medicine, Mental Illness, Living With Depression, Drugs, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Marlise Karlin

What is so sad about depression is that people are looking for a cure -- where it can never be found. It's like looking for health in fast, fried, nutrition-less food.

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Antidepressants: The Emperor's New Drugs?

Irving Kirsch, P.h.D | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Major Depression, Psychiatry, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Antidepressants, Health, Medication, Sadness, Wellness, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Irving Kirsch, P.h.D

It turned out that 75 percent of the antidepressant effect was also produced by placebos - sugar pills with no active ingredients that are used to control of the effects of hope and expectation in clinical trials.

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More On The Bridges From Love To Fear

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Oxytocin, Fear, Inspiration, Trust, Brain, Srinivasan Pillay, Bridge, Loss, Flow, Sadness, Love, Spirituality, Amygdala, Ownership, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

hese are just some of the many reasons that love can turn to fear, but if we look at these more deeply, how can we think about them? And what can we do about them?

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