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Can We Be Unhappy and Live in Peace? a Psychologist Answers This Existential Question

Summary by psychologies.com
The question may seem saugrenuous: is it possible to live in peace while being unhappy? This question emerges in a world where the unbridled race to happiness can exert insidious pressure on everyone, where happiness is reified, considered as an additional good to possess. After all, who could deny aspire to it? Accessible to all, it would therefore be our duty to claim it: it would be the ultimate goal of existence. Yet, this injunction can be …
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The question may seem saugrenuous: is it possible to live in peace while being unhappy? This question emerges in a world where the unbridled race to happiness can exert insidious pressure on everyone, where happiness is reified, considered as an additional good to possess. After all, who could deny aspire to it? Accessible to all, it would therefore be our duty to claim it: it would be the ultimate goal of existence. Yet, this injunction can be …

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psychologies.com broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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