A Primer in Positive Psychology

By: Richard Failla, Chief Executive Officer

Richard Failla

If you listen to the news it is very easy to feel like the world is a place of endless suffering, and no matter what you do it will not change the negativity that is everywhere in our lives. At Research Psychiatric Center we see what happens when people give up and decide that life is not worth living and they are admitted because of thoughts of suicide.

Over the years there has been much focus on psychopathology but very little focus on positive psychology.
I would like to offer a suggestion for improved mental health from A Primer in Positive Psychology by Christopher Peterson.  The exercise is “three good things” because it entails writing down at the end of each day three things that went well in your life. Try this out for a week and I guarantee it will make you feel better. Being mindful about good events in your life can change the way you think and feel about life.