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Author: Dinsa Sachan

Happiness Means Embracing Sadness and Pain Erraticus Image by Cristian Newman
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True Happiness Means Embracing Sadness and Pain

August 18, 2018June 3, 2020 7 min read Dinsa Sachan Emotional Well-Being, Sadness

We are often sent messages that we shouldn’t feel negative emotions, so people are highly conditioned to want to change or get rid of their emotions, which leads to suppression, rumination, and/or avoidance—thus impeding our happiness.

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