In a review paper published last week in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, researchers define what they call the "dark side of happiness": feeling happy all the time can destroy relationships and careers, while avidly pursuing happiness is bound to lead to disappointment.
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“It’s happiness turned inward,’’ says June Gruber, a professor of psychology at Yale University who is studying mania. “They’re attuned only to their own happiness’’ and completely oblivious to what loved ones are feeling around them. It’s the flip side of depression, where individuals can only focus on their own suffering.
Researchers have found that people with high emotional states are more likely to engage in riskier behaviors like drug and alcohol use, gambling, sexual promiscuity, and drag racing.
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In her recent research, [University of Denver psychologist and researcher Iris] Mauss discovered that those who value happiness the most have a lower state of well-being, less satisfaction with life, and are more likely to be depressed. She also found that teaching people to adopt happiness as a value caused them to feel more lonely and socially disconnected.
[Boston.com]
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