The Neurobiology of Happiness, Love, Motivation and Mood. With Dr. Tobias Esch
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The Happiness Paradox and the You Curve
Happiness is actually growing beyond or above youth levels and wherever was in the 60 and 65 and older people even until the 80 84 85 growing. If it is increasing above levels it could not just be acceptance because we actually grow in happiness, he says. He then looked at people who have a live trajectory which would be cut off due to some significant life event and from that one event on their u-curve or whatever curve would be completely disrupted. These studies are still ongoing but what I can say so far already is there is one would call it post-traumatic growth according to him.
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