It is often said that money can buy happiness and that people cannot be happy without being successful. Today’s social media forces the world into believing that they have to be or look a certain way to be happy. Often times, people who experience negative emotions are given medication in order to keep people from feeling emotions such as sadness, anger, and fear. However, experiencing these emotions does not always mean that someone is depressed and needs to be treated. Some sad and gloomy emotions can be beneficial to stay on track with their healthy lifestyle. Although many people believe that finding happiness is key to a successful life, experiencing gloomy emotions proves to be just as helpful in maintaining a happy and healthy lifestyle.
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As many believe money can buy happiness it has never been clear to what happiness actually is. Can it be bought? Can it be measured? In the article “A Critique of Positive Psychology” economist do believe that happiness can be bought, but people need to look at what they are buying that supposedly brings them happiness. As Schoch explains that “As the snakeoil salesman with a Harvard MBA would say, it’s one vast marketing opportunity” (Schoch 452). The buying of products is not what is making consumers happy it is the value of the product and what it does for them. “Economist tell us ... you drink the elixir of happiness not because you like elixirs but because you like the happiness” (Schoch 452). Jeremy Bentham, an English legal philosopher, believes that people strive to become happy by “maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain” (Schoch 452). Happiness in a marriage or being in love protects the couples heart by decreasing the strain …show more content…
When people are born they are eventually going to be able to voice their own options and feel emotions which is all part of being human. Gloomy emotions are a form of voicing opinions and allowing the human body to unburden whatever made it feel sad or angry in the first place. Sadness or grief does not have a time limit, everyone deals with their emotions in different ways. Everyone deals with their emotions in their own way, which means that there is no time limit on one’s emotions. As humans people are not supposed to just pack our bags and jump for joy after the loss of a loved one. Gloomy emotions or crying are the bodies natural pain killers that release endorphins making you feel better in the long
As many believe money can buy happiness it has never been clear to what happiness actually is. Can it be bought? Can it be measured? In the article “A Critique of Positive Psychology” economist do believe that happiness can be bought, but people need to look at what they are buying that supposedly brings them happiness. As Schoch explains that “As the snakeoil salesman with a Harvard MBA would say, it’s one vast marketing opportunity” (Schoch 452). The buying of products is not what is making consumers happy it is the value of the product and what it does for them. “Economist tell us ... you drink the elixir of happiness not because you like elixirs but because you like the happiness” (Schoch 452). Jeremy Bentham, an English legal philosopher, believes that people strive to become happy by “maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain” (Schoch 452). Happiness in a marriage or being in love protects the couples heart by decreasing the strain …show more content…
When people are born they are eventually going to be able to voice their own options and feel emotions which is all part of being human. Gloomy emotions are a form of voicing opinions and allowing the human body to unburden whatever made it feel sad or angry in the first place. Sadness or grief does not have a time limit, everyone deals with their emotions in different ways. Everyone deals with their emotions in their own way, which means that there is no time limit on one’s emotions. As humans people are not supposed to just pack our bags and jump for joy after the loss of a loved one. Gloomy emotions or crying are the bodies natural pain killers that release endorphins making you feel better in the long