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Why gratitude practice can make you feel worse

When I practice gratitude I feel guilty because my life is objectively good but I still feel empty and like something essential is missing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Imposed positivity cannot fill the void left by disconnection from one's authentic nature.

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