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Why happiness feels dangerous

Every time I start to feel genuinely happy something bad happens and I am starting to believe that I am not allowed to feel good.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past trauma has created an unconscious belief that joy is unsafe, leading to self-sabotage of positive states.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Positive psychology — strengths flow flourishing?”

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