Emotions: Sad.

The emotion we are exploring this week is sadness. We all aim for, and hope to be happy most of our lives, but we all feel sad from time to time. It may be a happening or event in our lives, it could be a story we hear from a neighbour or friend, it may be a sad film, it could even be an emotional advert, about sick or starving children or an animal that has been ill-treated or abandoned…  In fact, to get us to donate money to worthy charities, adverts are purposely filmed to make us feel sad or hurt. When the feeling of depression takes over our mind, we become vulnerable and that is when we are most likely to pick up our mobile or phone and donate money. We are more likely to feel genuinely sad inside when we are suffering the loss of a loved one. And although whilst coming to terms with a bereavement we may just feel unhappy, it doesn’t take much for something said, something we see or hear to trigger intense sadness and tears. Strangely enough even happy events can make us portray sadness, weddings for instance, a wonderful and unexpected gift, a heartfelt thank you, or hug. It is a time when we become emotional, and it shows itself as sadness. Even my husband used to shed a tear when his football team got a much-needed goal. However, happy or emotional tears don’t last anywhere near as long as genuine sorrow and sadness.