We have reached the age of denial, we have become happiness seekers, afraid to feel. We are told to think positive, to seek only joy. Stores overflow with books selling you ways to rid yourself of ‘negative’ feelings.

Aysha Taryam
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The age of denial is when people are more interested in the things they don't have than the things they do. It can be seen in our shopping habits, our obsession with weight loss, our need for new cars, and so on. Denial can be a way of keeping up with the Joneses. If we buy new cars, we feel better about ourselves than if we own an old one.

We can be driven to buying new things by the fear of losing them or by the thought that having something new will help us feel better about ourselves. However, this is not usually how true happiness is achieved.

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