myths about happiness

😁 Myths about happiness 😁
(adapted from the ACT model)

#1 Happiness is the natural state for all human beings

#2 If you are not happy, you are defective

#3 To create a better life, we must get rid of negative feelings

#4 You should be able to control what you think and feel
This myths make up the basic blueprint for the happiness trap
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What is happiness?
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Common meaning is "feeling good". The other far less common meaning is "living a rich, full, and meaningful life".
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This is not some fleeting feeling but a profound sense of a life well lived. .

Life will give us undoubtedly many pleasurable things but it will also give us uncomfortable ones
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such as sadness, fear and anger. .

This is only to be expected.
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If we live a full life, we will feel the full range of human emotions.