Sadness is not usually valued in our current culture. Self-help books promote the benefits of positive thinking, positive attitude, and positive behaviors, labeling sadness as a “problem emotion” that ...

Is your sadness just a low mood that will pass in time, or is it depression? Some symptoms can help you know when it’s time to talk to your doctor. Depression is a common mood disorder. It’s a mental ...

Sadness is a temporary emotion triggered by upsetting events, whereas depression is a persistent mental health condition that affects various aspects of life. See a doctor if your sadness lasts more ...

You may not particularly enjoy feeling sad. You may prefer experiencing other emotions. But if you try to avoid the emotion all together, mental health professionals want you to know not to. People ...

Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and purging negative emotion. Sadness is more than just a ...

When you're feeling down about your life and yourself, do you wonder if you're depressed or just plain sad? Should you be worried about your mood shifting, or should you just ride it out? Sadness ...

The other day, my almost-four-year-old son said to me, "Daddy, I'm sad." "Why?" I asked him. He shrugged, unclear himself. "Is is because it's a school day?" I asked. He nodded. "You'd rather stay ...

Seasonal depression most often kicks in during the fall and winter months. But there is another, less common type of seasonal depression that arrives during the sunny spring and summer days — and, ...

No one likes being sad, and I don't think any of us like what happens to our bodies when we're sad. But although it feels absolutely horrible, it can actually be good for us to feel sad occasionally.