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Unhappiness Is Not a Disease

Unhappiness Is Not a Disease
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We have been trained to see bad feelings as disorders that treatment can cure. We are told that “the science” proves this, so it’s hard to question. A huge percentage of us are now convinced that we have a disorder.

Loretta Breuning
Loretta Breuning
Author
Loretta G. Breuning, Ph.D., is founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. She is the author of many personal development books, including “Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels” and “How I Escaped Political Correctness, And You Can Too.” Dr. Breuning’s work has been translated into eight languages and is cited in major media. Before teaching, she worked for the United Nations in Africa. She is a graduate of Cornell University and Tufts. Her website is InnerMammalInstitute.org.
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