Happiness overdose is bad for your health
As a popular saying goes, anything that is that is beyond its supposed consumption is bad for you. But "too much" only happens when the normal dose is determined. This is very common in medicine and leisure consumables such as alcohol. So what about happiness? Can it even be measured?
HAPPINESS DOSAGE
Happiness is usually described with the rush of dopamine and a mix of excitement, joy, and positive feelings happening within you. It is usually felt from things, situation, or people who make us feel better. To some this can be provided by vices or bad habits that spur a taste of dopamine rush or something similar.
So what is an average dose of happiness? Just like how sweetness can only exists when bitterness is tasted every now and then, so does with happiness. You cannot be always happy without getting sad every now and then. A constant supply of what makes you happy may even cause you to be bored and have less toleration over it resulting to eventual sadness over something that once caused you happiness. Hence, an average dose of happiness depends per person. But the safest dosage is to be happy at least once in a week. It's not daily necessity so daily might even be an overdose to some.
THE OVER-DOSAGE OF HAPPINESS
There's a circulating myth that when someone gets too happy they will find themselves crying soon afterwards for another bad news. This myth has been moderating the happiness exposed and felt by some people under the fear that they might get a news as bad as the intensity of their current happiness. This is not bad as long as the pessimism is moderated.
Happiness over-dosage can be compared to those who are addicted to being happy everyday and demanding it from external factors. Daily happiness is not bad but demanding it from those around you than within you is bad. The biggest CON of seeking Happiness for the daily dose is that you might have difficulty existing when you rely on having it every single day.
Peace is different from Happy. If you seek peace, you can be slightly happy or not at all and still be okay. If you seek happiness, you may compromise peace for that glimpse of adrenaline and dopamine and as much as life is short, seeking it aggressively might set aside safety, peace, and even stability.
So, how frequent should you be happy?
HAPPINESS DOSAGE
Happiness is usually described with the rush of dopamine and a mix of excitement, joy, and positive feelings happening within you. It is usually felt from things, situation, or people who make us feel better. To some this can be provided by vices or bad habits that spur a taste of dopamine rush or something similar.
So what is an average dose of happiness? Just like how sweetness can only exists when bitterness is tasted every now and then, so does with happiness. You cannot be always happy without getting sad every now and then. A constant supply of what makes you happy may even cause you to be bored and have less toleration over it resulting to eventual sadness over something that once caused you happiness. Hence, an average dose of happiness depends per person. But the safest dosage is to be happy at least once in a week. It's not daily necessity so daily might even be an overdose to some.
THE OVER-DOSAGE OF HAPPINESS
There's a circulating myth that when someone gets too happy they will find themselves crying soon afterwards for another bad news. This myth has been moderating the happiness exposed and felt by some people under the fear that they might get a news as bad as the intensity of their current happiness. This is not bad as long as the pessimism is moderated.
Happiness over-dosage can be compared to those who are addicted to being happy everyday and demanding it from external factors. Daily happiness is not bad but demanding it from those around you than within you is bad. The biggest CON of seeking Happiness for the daily dose is that you might have difficulty existing when you rely on having it every single day.
Peace is different from Happy. If you seek peace, you can be slightly happy or not at all and still be okay. If you seek happiness, you may compromise peace for that glimpse of adrenaline and dopamine and as much as life is short, seeking it aggressively might set aside safety, peace, and even stability.
So, how frequent should you be happy?
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