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Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

A decade on from Brexit, Britain still flounders without a place in the world | Letters

Brexit has left the UK divided and unhappy, with both supporters and opponents feeling unfulfilled and uncertain about the future.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

There's a specific type of unhappiness that belongs to people who did everything right - the right degree, the stable marriage, the good job - and still wake up feeling like they're living someone else's life - Silicon Canals

Chasing external validation often leads to a sense of emptiness despite achieving societal markers of success.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

There's a specific type of unhappiness that belongs to people who did everything right - the right degree, the stable marriage, the good job - and still wake up feeling like they're living someone else's life - Silicon Canals

Chasing external validation often leads to a sense of emptiness despite achieving societal markers of success.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I used to be unhappy and I blamed everything around me - until I realized I'd built an entire life around avoiding the one conversation I needed to have with myself - Silicon Canals

Unhappiness often stems from avoiding self-reflection and attributing life issues to external factors rather than personal choices.
fromPsychology Today
10 months ago

The Healing Power of Questioning Our Beliefs

"There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them." — Anthony de Mello
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 year ago

"But I Did It for You": Navigating the Martyr

When someone doesn't take care of themselves so that we can be happy, they're not usually happy, and we're not happy either. It's a lose-lose situation.
Parenting
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