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| Mon, 10-06-2003 - 7:18am |
Have you ever noticed how it sometimes seems easier for people to react to someone's sad or upsetting news than it is to happy or uplifting news? Any theories about that?
Rhonda

I think when we see upsetting news, we want to jump in and help our friends.
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I think we do.
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Bad news is just that...bad news. People need support emotionally when bad things happen so we have programmed ourselves to respond more forcefully to negative events. Also, think about this, we tend to remember negative events more clearly and for longer periods of time than good events. It's not right or wrong, it's just our nature as human beings.
Good news is great!...most of the time unless you're jealous or feeling put upon by the world which I think a lot of people are in these times of uncertain economy. It's wonderful when your friend gets a promotion or a raise or announces a new baby is on the way. But it's also human nature to immediately compare their life to your own and wonder how they rate such a great thing and you don't after all that hard work. It's how we think and how we interact with our environment. It's not right or wrong, it just is. Yes, it's childish. Sometimes it's just hard to be happy for someone when it has a negative impact on you...whether that impact is real or perceived.
Just MHO.
Lori
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