Why I feel bad when everything seems to be good. The real causes of negative feelings and how to be with them. Hansen A.

In this book, Swedish psychiatrist Anders Hansen is clear and fascinatingly tells how the brain takes care of our survival and why it makes us experience negative emotions. You will find out why you should not chase happiness, and make sure: in a world full of stress, you can feel calm and harmonious - no matter what.

We are not in the mood from time to time, we are worried We are afraid or even depressed for no obvious reason. Yes, and gnaw yourself for this. We wonder why everything is bad when everything seems to be good?

“It is bad. The brain is not imprisoned for endless pleasures, ”says Swedish psychiatrist Anders Hansen, a supporter of a biological approach to emotions. In an accessible form, he tells how our mind works, and explains that anxiety and a tendency to negative perception of reality are natural, these are remnants of those time immemorial when people risked to die from the attack of predators, hunger and infections.

At the same time, he gives hope, explaining that we can feel good - for this we need to take care of our brain, body and, possibly, stop chase happiness. You will learn to understand your nervous system, listen to the body signals and improve the emotional state.

This book was published in Sweden at the end of October 2021 and was sold with a circulation of more than 80 thousand copies. Despite the late date of the publication, she took 6th place among the best-selling non-Nonfix-book 2021 and for several weeks in a row headed the list of bestsellers in Sweden.