I feel myself under pressure of idea of happiness broadcasted through advertising, mass media and social media. Surrounding stimulants of happiness incite me to focus attention on positive expressions and change attitudes to emotions that do not bring happiness.
In my pursuit of joy I am starting to deny the value of fragility, affection, despondency, anger that do not fit into positive psychology frames.
At the same time I feel that stigma of unhappy expressions moves me away from the surrounding world. I feel permanently indebted to the concept of happiness as I must have fun, smile, enjoy life in order to be happy. If I feel apathy or annoyance, do I need to suppress that feelings? How much more fragile does the idea of happiness make me as it hides problematic of social structures that makes us controlled?