A psychosomatologist assessed the possibility of a permanent feeling of happiness
Ekaterina Tur, a doctor, psychosomatologist, and founder of the largest psychosomatic community in Russia, told us if it is possible to be a permanently happy person.
In an interview with Radio 1 on Wednesday, August 6, the specialist noted that people often try to conform to the imposed positive image — constantly smiling, forgiving, laughing — although this is only automatism, not the norm.
According to her, joy and happiness are temporary states, and the desire to be in them constantly is unnatural. She added that negative emotions are also important and should not be ignored, writes RT.
In May, psychologist Sergey Lunyushin stated that the ability to be happy is an acquired skill, but efforts will have to be made to develop it, writes Life.ru . In his opinion, happiness lies not so much in achieving goals as in the ability to enjoy the results achieved. 360.ru .
In April, scientists from the School of Psychology and Sports Sciences at the Center for Applied Social Research in Cambridge (UK) identified an effective way to increase happiness. In their opinion, it develops in the development of creative abilities, according to the website kp.ru .
In March, Alexey Umryukhin, MD, Head of the Department of Normal Physiology at Sechenov University, told Izvestia that goals and their achievement are necessary for happiness. He explained that the mechanism of happiness formation involves a whole range of natural physiological processes along with human motivations for actions and desired results.
Earlier, family psychologist Natalia Panfilova, in an interview with NSN, said that Russians have become more likely to turn to psychologists since the pandemic in order to improve their self-esteem and create internal supports for happiness. In addition, men are increasingly turning to specialists.
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