Do you consider yourself a lucky person? If the answer was no, note that some recent studies may point to a common reason for this in most people. Research has shown that there is an agerelated ‘happiness curve’. See what is the saddest phase in everyone’s life.
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The saddest and most frustrating phase has a lot to do with the expectations most people have of their own lives. You know the story about how we want to be when we reach a certain age? Well then! A frustration Not getting exactly what you wanted at the “right” time can be the cause of feeling depressed.
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You studies suggest that the saddest phase occurs towards the late 40s, followed by an increase in wellbeing with age. The happiest moments are at the beginning and after the age of 50. After the age of 50, people tend to be more grateful for what they have. This socalled happiness curve is more like a huge roller coaster ride of emotions in the course of life.
Science shows that there are indeed ups and downs that are common to all human beings. That is why many say that at a certain point in their lives they feel sad and discouraged or very frustrated. Research by Dartmouth University economist David Blanchflower and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has found that there is indeed a particular period when we are all saddest.
A study published in January 2020 by the US National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed data from 134 different countries. The results showed that there is an apex sadness and frustration into the late 40’s, with all the emotions of middle age. After that, the next step is for the human being to enter into an aging cycle of valuing life that promotes an increase in wellbeing.