Re: Happy People Die Young

[Guest guest]

So, it is not all bad feeling miserable most of the time, I hope that cheers you

up a bit.

Kv

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> Happy people die young say's the research cited in the newspaper article

> given below. Part of this article also seems to be very ACT relevant.

> Here are some extracts:

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> " The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, or external

> recognition through success or fame. It's having meaningful social

> relationships.

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> " That means the best way to increase your happiness is to stop worrying

> about being happy and instead divert your energy to nurturing the social

> bonds you have with other people.

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> " If there's one thing you're going to focus on, focus on that. Let all

> the rest come as it will. "

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> Researchers also discovered that trying too hard to be happy often ended

> up leaving people feeling more depressed than before, as putting an

> effort into improving their mood often left people feeling cheated.

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> Ahhh! Acceptance, acceptance, acceptance. Works everytime! The rest of

> this article is quite interesting too, here are some more extracts:

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> Researchers found that children who are rated " highly cheerful " at

> school went onto die younger than their more reserved class mates.

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> This is because they are likely to lead more carefree lives full of

> danger and unhealthy lifestyle choices, it is believed.

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> They may also be more likely to suffer from mental problems such as

> bipolar depression which sees moods swing from extreme happiness to

> debilitating sadness.

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> They found people whose school reports rated them " highly cheerful " died

> younger than their more reserved classmates

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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8521168/Feeling-happy-Dont-\

> be-too-smug-as-chances-are-you-will-die-young.html

> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8521168/Feeling-happy-Dont\

> -be-too-smug-as-chances-are-you-will-die-young.html>

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> Kv

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[Guest guest]

This is interesting but I wonder if this research puts a lot of pressure on us to form meaningful social relationships. This is a source of stress for me as I seem to want more than people generally are able to give. I fear that I'm falling short as a valuable friend. And I have at least an average amount of social relationships and I'm still pretty miserable.Then I read that happiness is an inside job and that dependence on others for your happiness is a mistake. I wonder if people who are happy already have an easier time forming what they consider to be meaningful relationships.BruceHappy people die young say's the research cited in the newspaper article given below. Part of this article also seems to be very ACT relevant. Here are some extracts:"The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, or external recognition through success or fame. It's having meaningful social relationships."That means the best way to increase your happiness is to stop worrying about being happy and instead divert your energy to nurturing the social bonds you have with other people."If there's one thing you're going to focus on, focus on that. Let all the rest come as it will."Researchers also discovered that trying too hard to be happy often ended up leaving people feeling more depressed than before, as putting an effort into improving their mood often left people feeling cheated. Ahhh! Acceptance, acceptance, acceptance. Works everytime! The rest of this article is quite interesting too, here are some more extracts:Researchers found that children who are rated "highly cheerful" at school went onto die younger than their more reserved class mates.This is because they are likely to lead more carefree lives full of danger and unhealthy lifestyle choices, it is believed.They may also be more likely to suffer from mental problems such as bipolar depression which sees moods swing from extreme happiness to debilitating sadness.They found people whose school reports rated them "highly cheerful" died younger than their more reserved classmateshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8521168/Feeling-happy-Dont-be-too-smug-as-chances-are-you-will-die-young.htmlKv