CHANGING THE WAY WE FEEL

Many people believe that their bad mood result from factors beyond their control . They ask,” How can I possibly feel happy ? My girlfriend rejected me . Women always put me down.”

Or they say, ”How can I feel good about myself? I am not paricularly successful.I don’t have a glamorous career. I’m just an inferior person, and that’s reality.”

Some people attribute their blue moods to their hormones or body chemistry. Others believe that their sour outlook results from some childhood event that has long been forbotten and buried deep in their unconscious . Some people argue that it is realistic to feel bad because they are ill or have recently experienced a personal disappointment. Others attribute their bad moods to the state of the world – the shaky economy , the bad weather, taxes, traffic jams, the threat of nuclear war. Misery, they argue is inevitable.

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