<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The demand to be happy can create unhappiness.... > The demand to be happy can create unhappiness. Constant pressure to appear joyful makes ordinary sadness feel like failure, and accepting a full range of emotion can be a relief. **Source:** [[livestreams/Loneliness, Concentration, and the Practice of the Good Life - Workbook|Loneliness, Concentration, and the Practice of the Good Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The demand to be happy can create unhappiness. Constant pressure to appear joyful makes ordinary sadness feel like failure, and accepting a full range of emotion can be a relief.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-demand-happy-create-range-emotion-relief ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->