Why do i like feeling sad
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SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
Also visit the online treatment locator.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.
Also visit the online treatment locator, or send your zip code via text message: 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you. Read more about the HELP4U text messaging service.
The service is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
English and Spanish are available if you select the option to speak with a national representative. Currently, the 435748 (HELP4U) text messaging service is only available in English.
In 2020, the Helpline received 833,598 calls. This is a 27 percent increase from 2019, when the Helpline received a total of 656,953 calls for the year.
The referral service is free of charge. If you have no insurance or are underinsured, we will refer you to your state office, which is responsible for state-funded treatment programs. In addition, we can often refer you to facilities that charge on a sliding fee scale or accept Medicare or Medicaid. If you have health insurance, you are encouraged to contact your insurer for a list of participating health care providers and facilities.
The service is confidential. We will not ask you for any personal information. We may ask for your zip code or other pertinent geographic information in order to track calls being routed to other offices or to accurately identify the local resources appropriate to your needs.
No, we do not provide counseling. Trained information specialists answer calls, transfer callers to state services or other appropriate intake centers in their states, and connect them with local assistance and support.
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Why do you like to be sad? The day was gray and drizzling. On the train, many children's faces, swollen from crying, stuck to the windows. The crowd of women and men on the platform - well-dressed, would have resembled a funeral procession, if not for the hunted expression on their faces. Suddenly, a broken female voice sang a Jewish lullaby about a tree from whose branches birds flew. On the platform, they picked up the familiar words out of tune... A sharp horn drowned out all voices for a moment. The train never left the platform. Whistles blew, dogs barked.
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Five reasons why we like to be sad and feel sorry for ourselves
Why do we tend to count and remember bad things?
Despite the joyful and positive life events, our brain reacts more tangibly to the negative and sad events of our life, keeping them in memory for a long time and experiencing them intensely. It has to do with the process of evolution.
Initially, people had to focus on the danger and the state of potential threat in order to prevent premature death. Negative phenomena and potential problems are already programmed into our mind and instincts, warning it of the consequences. nine0003
Trying not to think about the negative leads to thinking about it all the time
The human brain is not a mechanism that can be protected from negative thoughts with some other positive thought. Concentrating on getting rid of bad thoughts leads to even greater power of these very thoughts.
Psychologists call this phenomenon ironic thinking, which occurs when one cannot laugh.
It has also been found that people who constantly worry about something have much more brain work and all the energy is devoted to the analysis of a particular case, even if the goal is simply to stop thinking about it. nine0003
Grief is addictive
When we focus on unpleasant or negative events, we remind ourselves of how good things were in the past, thus experiencing a kind of sado-masochistic feeling. As a result, reward and pleasure centers are activated in the brain that produce dopamine, which creates a feeling of comfort.
It is important to note that those who have experienced certain types of pain, after a certain period of time, become resistant to the emotional trauma received. Human nature is such that it will look for more and more things to worry about. nine0003
People prefer to feel unhappy, but not insecure
During adolescence, risk centers are activated in the human brain, which usually require adrenaline, excitement and a sense of adventure. Over time, their activity decreases, giving way to self-control and confidence in today.
Thus, it is much more difficult for mature people to adapt to changes with age, as a sense of insecurity can contribute to depression and the development of self-pity. The negative consequences of experience encourage people to move forward after failure. nine0003
Happiness
The study showed that when imagining an unhappy person, people most often imagine an image of a person sitting motionless, looking at one point.