There are 7
billion people in the world. Yet most of us, don’t realize how precious your
life is. We do the same thing everyday, yet never live your life to its
fullest. You don’t need to go skydiving or bungee jumping, you just need to be
happy. Throughout the world, too many people aren’t happy with their lives and
themselves, if you don’t always feel like that, you might want to know why they
feel this way, what the effect of it has on each other and how people can
overcome it.
Many people do not understand what causes this lack of happiness, but there can be many reasons why this is occurring. Today, media is a huge role in society today. Because of that, the media is beginning to influence everyone. For example things like TV, magazines, and radio are some of the biggest influencers in media today. Cable TV rates have jumped by more than 90 percent since 1996 (http://www.commoncause.org)
Majority of the world watched TV for entertainment, but what we don’t realize is that everyday, the media literally tells us how to live our own lives, they tell us how to look, what to eat and what to say; and if we don’t fit these expectations, we immediately feel eccentric and like misfits. This is what causes us to feel unhappy with ourselves. Not only does the media influence you, but also people at home and at school, but only because they are bombarded with thoughts of the media everyday. “Being in media is terrifying right now. Whereas in the old days, you wrote something and then a fleet of people printed it and handed it to X hundred thousand people so they would read it, now, the fleet is gone. You are alone out there in the ocean and there’s not much that anyone can do for any given story to make sure that people read it. […] We do not control the distribution of our work. Period.” Although the media influences everyone, some maybe more influenced than others. But for example, when people feel different and ‘weird’ from other kids at school, this is also because of the media. Society today feels as though if someone or someone is different, they immediately are seen as ‘unusual, weird, and strange’. When someone is called this, the automatic reaction is to feel sad, therefore making him or her feel unsatisfactory to others. Just by walking down the street you are bombarded with media images trying to ‘teach’ you how to live, but you have to be careful and try not to listen to these images.
What people don’t realize are the effects of the lack of happiness. People do not realize how much it can affect your daily lives and everything we do. Even though everybody feels this way sometimes, when people start to feel different and sad, they begin to feel alone, and like they cannot talk to anyone. Evidence (quote or fact):
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
Right now, society has such high expectations, they believe everyone to always feel secure, and happy and beautiful, and many times this leads to disappointment. Not only because most of us cannot fit this criteria, but also society has set their expectations too high. Sometimes, people fail to meet the standards they’ve set for themselves and in ‘the worst case of this ‘lack of happiness’ is self harm and feeling suicidal.’ Mainly female teenagers all over the world are beginning to start things like self-harm, which is the worst way to deal with this kind of situation. Once people start using this cooping strategy, it can become not only unhealthy mentally, but also very life threatening.
Obviously, if you feel this tragic you’ll want to get better, two of the things that help with that is talking to someone and keeping up with social activities. When people do feel depressed, they don’t feel like there is a way out of ‘it’, and that you are never going to get better, but people just need to open their eyes to see the good that comes in life. “Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”
― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. If anyone ever feels depressed, what they need to do is just enjoy the simple things in life, and realize that a lot of people have it worse. For example, appreciate the people you have in your life, your family, friends, and people at school; and talk to them. When people tell you that you are good enough, believe them, and try to carry on. Furthermore, I feel that because the ‘standards’ are set so high, people are afraid to make mistakes while making decisions, so they choose not to make any. I am strong, because I know my weaknesses. I am beautiful, because I am aware of my flaws. I am fearless because I learn to recognize, illusion from real. I am wise, because I learn from my mistakes. I am a lover, because I have felt hate; and I can laugh, because I have known sadness.’ (http://spirituallythinking.blogspot.com). I think that this quote is one of my favorites because the writer knows that everyone has been through something. Yet no matter what, we can all get through it. The writer believes that because everybody makes mistakes, no one will ever be perfect. We all know that nobody is perfect, so why do we expect ourselves to be?
With people unhappy and depressed in the world, there are a lot of things that make them feel like that, the effects of feeling like that and how to overcome it. If you are one of those people, one of them who feels lost, unsatisfied with their lives, remember this: There's ways to get through anything and try your hardest to always find those ways.
Many people do not understand what causes this lack of happiness, but there can be many reasons why this is occurring. Today, media is a huge role in society today. Because of that, the media is beginning to influence everyone. For example things like TV, magazines, and radio are some of the biggest influencers in media today. Cable TV rates have jumped by more than 90 percent since 1996 (http://www.commoncause.org)
Majority of the world watched TV for entertainment, but what we don’t realize is that everyday, the media literally tells us how to live our own lives, they tell us how to look, what to eat and what to say; and if we don’t fit these expectations, we immediately feel eccentric and like misfits. This is what causes us to feel unhappy with ourselves. Not only does the media influence you, but also people at home and at school, but only because they are bombarded with thoughts of the media everyday. “Being in media is terrifying right now. Whereas in the old days, you wrote something and then a fleet of people printed it and handed it to X hundred thousand people so they would read it, now, the fleet is gone. You are alone out there in the ocean and there’s not much that anyone can do for any given story to make sure that people read it. […] We do not control the distribution of our work. Period.” Although the media influences everyone, some maybe more influenced than others. But for example, when people feel different and ‘weird’ from other kids at school, this is also because of the media. Society today feels as though if someone or someone is different, they immediately are seen as ‘unusual, weird, and strange’. When someone is called this, the automatic reaction is to feel sad, therefore making him or her feel unsatisfactory to others. Just by walking down the street you are bombarded with media images trying to ‘teach’ you how to live, but you have to be careful and try not to listen to these images.
What people don’t realize are the effects of the lack of happiness. People do not realize how much it can affect your daily lives and everything we do. Even though everybody feels this way sometimes, when people start to feel different and sad, they begin to feel alone, and like they cannot talk to anyone. Evidence (quote or fact):
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
Right now, society has such high expectations, they believe everyone to always feel secure, and happy and beautiful, and many times this leads to disappointment. Not only because most of us cannot fit this criteria, but also society has set their expectations too high. Sometimes, people fail to meet the standards they’ve set for themselves and in ‘the worst case of this ‘lack of happiness’ is self harm and feeling suicidal.’ Mainly female teenagers all over the world are beginning to start things like self-harm, which is the worst way to deal with this kind of situation. Once people start using this cooping strategy, it can become not only unhealthy mentally, but also very life threatening.
Obviously, if you feel this tragic you’ll want to get better, two of the things that help with that is talking to someone and keeping up with social activities. When people do feel depressed, they don’t feel like there is a way out of ‘it’, and that you are never going to get better, but people just need to open their eyes to see the good that comes in life. “Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”
― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. If anyone ever feels depressed, what they need to do is just enjoy the simple things in life, and realize that a lot of people have it worse. For example, appreciate the people you have in your life, your family, friends, and people at school; and talk to them. When people tell you that you are good enough, believe them, and try to carry on. Furthermore, I feel that because the ‘standards’ are set so high, people are afraid to make mistakes while making decisions, so they choose not to make any. I am strong, because I know my weaknesses. I am beautiful, because I am aware of my flaws. I am fearless because I learn to recognize, illusion from real. I am wise, because I learn from my mistakes. I am a lover, because I have felt hate; and I can laugh, because I have known sadness.’ (http://spirituallythinking.blogspot.com). I think that this quote is one of my favorites because the writer knows that everyone has been through something. Yet no matter what, we can all get through it. The writer believes that because everybody makes mistakes, no one will ever be perfect. We all know that nobody is perfect, so why do we expect ourselves to be?
With people unhappy and depressed in the world, there are a lot of things that make them feel like that, the effects of feeling like that and how to overcome it. If you are one of those people, one of them who feels lost, unsatisfied with their lives, remember this: There's ways to get through anything and try your hardest to always find those ways.
