February A few days ago I finally figured out something I've wondered about for 25 years: Anyone can see they're not the same by the number of people who are smart, but not very wise.
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Anxiety, depression, and addiction are on the rise. Mental illness has long been stigmatized as a failure of the individual, and those with mental illness have been perceived as dangerous and unable to function in society. Meanwhile, the happiness and self-care movements have become overly defined by an individualistic capitalist culture.
Hyper-focus on happiness does not allow room for a full range of emotions. In our fall issue, YES! Magazine will look at mental health on a continuum that includes, on one end, contentment, connectedness, and resilience; at the other end, debilitating long-term mental illness needing constant care; in between are all manner of disorders, including situational stress, addiction, trauma, depression.
Everyone passes in and out of these various mental health states throughout their lives. We can find our common humanity in these universal experiences. They experience more violence, poverty, addiction, isolation—and receive less health care.
What are they doing to build resilience? And how can they respond compassionately to rising addiction, depression, and anxiety?
How are they getting appropriate health care to the people who need it? The stories we are seeking examine root causes of mental health issues and show a better way forward: How might depression be viewed as a political issue?
What are the causes of rising and widespread anxiety and depression? What role does intergenerational trauma play? How do we fix a society that undervalues and isolates its elders?
We are interested in reporting that uncovers innovative and promising community solutions: Programs that are able to address and heal specific trauma: Schools adopting trauma-informed care; anti-bullying and anti-violence programs and ways to foster empathy and compassion.
Spiritual practices that nurture mental health. Research showing that exposure to natural spaces has healing effects.
Policies that support mental health: Research on the relationship of nutrition and gut health to mental health along, increasing access to affordable fresh food. Creating connectedness through cultural traditions. Trans and queer communities pushing against the narrative that pathologizes their gender and providing mental health support for their youth.
Social media groups where new mothers find community and support by sharing stories of depression, anxiety, and fear.The highest form of happiness is contentment.
A few weeks ago, I got a really interesting email from a guy in Norway that said something like, “Hey Mr. MM.. What you are preaching is Pure Stoicism, with a great twist and perception on today’s world . THE FOLLOWING IS Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance, translated into modern English.I have been studying this essay for years. I consider it one of . Happiness is used in the context of mental or emotional states, including positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. It is also used in the context of life satisfaction, subjective well-being, eudaimonia, flourishing and well-being.. Since the s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social.
The media and our consumer society often play on discontent. They show us images of what life could be if we were something better or if we only had.
A few weeks ago, I got a really interesting email from a guy in Norway that said something like, “Hey Mr. MM..
What you are preaching is Pure Stoicism, with a great twist and perception on today’s world . I have long called myself a social conservative.
I think it is very important to have standards for behaviour (etiquette) and defined roles. The problems with this system is not that it exists, but the lack of flexibility and the value placed on them. Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy [Eric G.
Wilson] on initiativeblog.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Americans are addicted to happiness. When we’re not popping pills, we leaf through scientific studies that take for granted our quest for happiness. Happiness is being content with what you have in your life.
It comes down to two different types of contentment. The first type is a material happiness that comes from material things including food, shelter, clothing, cars, technological devices and anything else that that physically exists and is. Are we working towards happiness in life? If so, we have thousands of examples to see of people who have been "successful" in acquiring material wealth, but who have been miserably empty inside.