Say it with me: If you feel anxiety, frustration, or sadness, it does not mean something is wrong with you, it means you are a human being. You are not alone in your experience of unpleasant feelings—they are common to all people. Even loneliness. Yes, that’s right—you are never alone in your loneliness. And sometimes for no reason at all, you feel... See more

Who is bestowing unto us this notion that life is supposed to be bliss and that anything less than an easy, breezy life is cause to raise the alarm?

I reject this expectation.

I reject the incessant pathologizing of the negative aspects of the human experience. Maybe you’re not depressed, maybe you’re just...sad? IT’S OK TO BE SAD. IT’S A THING... See more

“... a person who is obsessed with the desire for perfect feelings tries to feel refreshed at all times. In fact, however, our daily feelings naturally flow and change according to internal and external conditions like the weather. A person who insists upon feeling refreshed is like one who hopes to have clear skies all the time. As soon as he sees

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