Bitterness and Bliss: A Study by PsychTests on Why We Hate Happy People
MONTREAL, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- How do you feel when you see a couple holding hands and gazing lovingly into each other's eyes, someone laughing and having fun, or a person jumping for joy after achieving something amazing? Do you experience vicarious happiness, or do you wish for them to be struck by lightning? It turns out that hating happy people may be a reflection of cynicism and even dishonesty.
- It turns out that hating happy people may be a reflection of cynicism and even dishonesty.
- Has not had a raise in over five years (36% of Retaliators, 41% of Begrudgers, and 17% of Joy Sharers agreed with this statement).
- PSYCHTESTS' STUDY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RETALIATORS WERE NOT ONLY MORE CYNICAL THAN THE BEGRUDGERS AND JOY SHARERS; THEY WERE ALSO LESS HONEST AND ALTRUISTIC.
- 35% enjoy it when bad things happen to the people they hate, compared to 33% of Begrudgers and 13% of Joy Sharers.