“What Are You Sad About?” How answering that question can help you get happier

During a session today, I asked a question I had never asked before: “What are you sad about?” The client raised a number of new issues: about a relationship, an ailment, even the meaning of it all.

I then asked a friend the same question, which also unearthed new and surprising concerns. I then asked myself the same question and it too was evocative.

So, what are you sad about? It may be easier to answer that question if it's posed within categories and with an example. I do that in my Psychology Today article today.