Much has been written for people who are clinically depressed. Less discussed are people whose baseline on a 10-point happiness scale is just modestly below average, say 3 or 4. Such people fall into ...

As fall arrives and the risk of seasonal affective disorder increases, so do those negative Debbie Downer thoughts and ideas. As the cold winter months approach it is easier to isolate, and feed into ...

Sadness is the emotion we experience when we encounter some kind of loss. It can be a difficult emotion to feel. “But the goal should not be to live a life free of sadness,” says Ethan Kross, PhD, a ...

You may not particularly enjoy feeling sad. You may prefer experiencing other emotions. But if you try to avoid the emotion all together, mental health professionals want you to know not to. People ...