According to researchers, in the EurekAlert! press release Happiness has a dark side, happiness is not always a good thing. Apparently there are four drawbacks to being happy.
Firstly, a goal of happiness, a strive to be happy, can often backfire, leading someone to be worse off than before.
Secondly, inappropriate happiness, being happy during another person's misery, can also make you feel extremely crappy, even if the time of misery and happiness are not connected. Inappropriate happiness can also be a sign of mania.
Thirdly, too much happiness may actually kill you sooner.
Finally, a realization that what commonly makes other people happy is not making you happy will make you sadder.
So why is this important?
I don't know, I guess people just like to ruin other people's good time :)
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