The real cause of unhappiness
Unhappiness comes from fear. There are two main fears: the fear of not having enough, and
the fear of not being enough.7 If you think about it, it makes sense. All the worries about
money, "job security", possessions, bigger houses, and power come from the fear of not
having enough. The worries about what other people think, not being loved, not being able to
do something well, or getting fired come from the fear of not being enough.
The real cause of unhappiness
But why is fear such a huge part of our lives? By world standards, we are incredibly well off,
so why are we still afraid of not having enough? And we were obviously good enough
to get as far as we are, so why are we still afraid of not being enough? Where does all this
fear come from? The answer is in the structure of the brain. The
brain stem, which we share with lizards, is the part with the fight/flight/freeze response. Our
ancestors needed this part for the dangerous situations they encountered before we all
started building houses and living safe, cushy lives indoors. If a big, hungry animal is after
you, you don’t have time to ponder, you need the fear instinct to kick in with fight, flee, or
freeze, immediately! This reaction is out of place in modern life, when the most dangerous
thing most of us face is probably a stapler, but we still have the brain stem looking at
everything with fear, because that’s what it’s built for.
The real cause of unhappiness
In addition to the brain stem, we also have the amygdala, which we share with other
mammals. The amygdala stores all of our bad memories and looks for patterns of things to
be afraid of. Again, this was handy when people needed to notice the rustle of grass that
meant a tiger was stalking, but not so great in the cubicle farm, especially since the amygdala
triggers the endocrine system to release stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. You
need these hormones if you’re running from a tiger, but in modern life, they mostly just make
you more likely to have a heart attack. These two parts of the brain do the fear
processing. Basically, they generate unhappiness. Luckily, we don’t have let them
rule our lives—we have other brain parts that can override them .
and be Happy
How to Be Happy in Life
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