Sadness: The Background Feelings of the World

”Background feelings,” representing anything from the collective feelings of a family or a group of people to the collective feelings I want entire country or the world as a whole are fascinating things. We tune into the "general feeling" around us, and it feels very very real.

Scientists would of course argue that there's ”no such thing” even while also recognizing that they have periodically found themselves in a situation where they got a ”bad vibe” from a person or a place.

Perhaps you have experienced such a thing, yourself.

These days, beneath the many layers of distress, anger, and confusion, it seems like the general background feeling of our world is predominantly one of sadness.

I suppose it's not very surprising given how many difficulties we've all faced over the past few years, along with the constant barrage of news of wars and economic woes, that practically never affords us even a moment's respite.

If you are generally given to strong feelings of empathy, you may have experienced this as a subtle desire to start weeping even though there was no clear and identifiable reason for doing so, present in your life.

My reason for writing this quick post is simply to observe that when these mysterious feelings strike it is wise to take a step back and recognize that the feelings you're feeling may not be purely your own, but rather and aggregation of the broader sadness of the world.

Of course, it's perfectly acceptable to have these feelings! Just recognize that it may not be you who's feeling depressed, before you pick up your phone and start calling the nearest counselor.

These days, I am talking to a lot of clients who are experiencing various shades of this general background sadness of the world. Some get rather uncomfortable with it, so I have to assure them that there is no shame in feeling sadness… many of us have been ”programmed” to believe that if we're feeling sad we "must be" at the edge of depression… and that's simply not true!

So next time you feel a wave of sadness wash over you, remember that it may not be you, specifically.

Thanks for reading, and Bright Blessings to all!

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